CENTCOM said it is assembling the world’s first multinational joint attack unmanned aerial systems (UAS) force. The command said its Rapidly Deployable Joint Task Force (REJTF), stood up one year ago, has introduced advanced capabilities including the US military’s first one-way attack UAS squadron in the Middle East and the first sea-launched air-attack UAS from a US Navy vessel. In June an unmanned surface vessel (USV) assisted in rescuing a downed helicopter crew in regional waters; in July C

CENTCOM said it is assembling the world’s first multinational joint attack unmanned aerial systems (UAS) force. The command said its Rapidly Deployable Joint Task Force (REJTF), stood up one year ago, has introduced advanced capabilities including the US military’s first one-way attack UAS squadron in the Middle East and the first sea-launched air-attack UAS from a US Navy vessel. In June an unmanned surface vessel (USV) assisted in rescuing a downed helicopter crew in regional waters; in July CENTCOM recorded the first operational use of a one-way attack USV. The multinational force is presented as a follow-on to those operational advances over the past 52 weeks.