The United States has decided to deploy navy destroyers and fighter jets to help the UAE.
The Pentagon was quoted in the media as saying that the Pentagon had announced that it would send guided missile destroyers to help the UAE deal with Houthi missile strikes, while the United States had deployed fighter jets. will go.
The Pentagon says Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin spoke by telephone last week with Crown Prince Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan of Abu Dhabi about the move.
The US military says the USS Cole will partner with the UAE Navy before the ship stops at the port of Abu Dhabi. The Secretary of Defense briefed the Crown Prince on his decision to deploy a fifth-generation fighter jet to assist the UAE against the current threat.
According to a statement from the Ministry of Defense, the United States stands with the United Arab Emirates as a sincere friend and a strategic partner.
It should be noted that on January 17, three foreign workers were killed in an attack by Houthi rebels on an oil facility in Abu Dhabi.
One week after the first attack, UAE and US forces used interceptor missiles to destroy two Houthi missiles from Abu Dhabi’s Al-Zafra airbase. The third attack took place on Monday, when UAE missiles destroyed a Houthi rocket during a visit by Israeli President Isaac Herzog.
It is worth noting that the UAE is part of a Saudi-led coalition that has been fighting Houthi rebels since 2015 in defense of Yemen’s internationally recognized government.
The is sending Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer USS Cole (DDG 67) to partner with the United Arab Emirates () Navy after several attacks took place against US and Emirati armed forces
– Naval News (alnavalnewscom)
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