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Home» News»U.S. Navy Sending USS Cole Destroyer to the UAE
USS Cole in operation in 2020. U.S. Navy picture.
USS Cole (DDG 67) in operation in 2020. U.S. Navy picture.

U.S. Navy Sending USS Cole Destroyer to the UAE

The U.S. Navy is sending Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer USS Cole (DDG 67) to partner with the United Arab Emirates (UAE) Navy after several attacks took place against U.S. and Emirati armed forces.

Martin Manaranche 04 Feb 2022

On February 1, U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III called Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Zayed Al Nahyan of the UAE to express his support for the UAE after the Houthi attacks on Emirati territory and threats made against U.S and Emirati armed forces at Al Dhafra Air Base. During this call, the secretary expressed his intention to send a destroyer and fighters to help defend the UAE.

This last call took place after U.S. military personnel responded to an inbound missile threat at Al Dhafra Air Base in the UAE. Those are not new. Indeed, the United Arabs Emirates are facing reguraly attacks – attributed to Houtis – on its territory. The UAE suffered its third missile attack in consecutive weeks on January 31.

To show strong support from the U.S. to the UAE, the Secretary reviewed a range of actions the Department of Defense is taking.

“These include to provide warning intelligence, collaborating on air defense, and sending the U.S. Navy guided missile destroyer USS Cole to partner with the UAE Navy.These include continuing to provide early warning intelligence, collaborating on air defense, and sending the U.S. Navy guided missile destroyer USS Cole to partner with the UAE Navy before making a port call in Abu Dhabi.”

U.S. Department of Defense statement.

For the record, USS Cole has a special relation with the Middle-East, and especially with Yemen. Indeed on October 12, 2000, USS Cole was hit by a suicide attack killing 17 sailors and injuring 39 others during a port call in Aden (Yemen).

U.S. Navy UAE 2022-02-04
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Posted by : Martin Manaranche
Martin Manaranche is based in Brittany, France. He is currently studying International Relations at Lyon III university. Martin conducted an internship at the French Navy's Ecole Navale in Brest and is therefore particularly fond of naval defense issues.

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