Global solution needed to preserve stability in Red Sea, 5th Fleet commander says

By Abby Shepherd / August 8, 2024 at 11:55 AM
Although unmanned technology may provide the Navy an edge when countering Houthis in the Red Sea, the long-term solution is not any one weapon system, Vice Adm. George Wikoff, commander of U.S. Naval Forces Central Command, U.S. 5th Fleet and Combined Maritime Forces, said yesterday. Rather, the international community working through diplomacy may prove more effective, he explained. “The entire globe is impacted by this problem and we could certainly try, with some warships and some sailors and some folks...

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