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5th Fleet Starts Three-Week Event With 15 Unmanned Systems

Wednesday, November 23rd, 2022

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5th Fleet Starts Three-Week Event With 15 Unmanned Systems

Various unmanned systems sit on display in Manama, Bahrain on Nov. 19, 2022 in advance of the three-week Digital Horizon 2022 unmanned and artificial intelligence exercise starting on November 23. (Photo: U.S. Army by Sgt. Brandon Murphy)

The U.S. 5th Fleet has started a three-week long unmanned and artificial intelligence integration event in the Middle East, dubbed Digital Horizon, with 15 unmanned systems and 17 industry partners. The event began on Nov. 23 and is based in Bahrain. The Navy boasted it will employ several new platforms in the region for the first time. “I am excited about the direction we are headed. By harnessing these new unmanned technologies and combining them with artificial intelligence, we will…

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