US EditionHegseth announces Operation Southern Spear in "America's neighborhood" to quash "narco-terrorists"
Operation Southern Spear formalizes U.S. military efforts with over 20 strikes on suspected narcotics vessels, integrating robotic systems to counter drug trafficking in the Western Hemisphere.
- On Thursday night, Nov. 13, 2025, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced Operation Southern Spear, led by Joint Task Force Southern Spear and U.S. Southern Command to remove narco-terrorists.
- An escalating series of maritime actions and arrivals preceded the launch, including at least 20 strikes linked to over 80 deaths and the USS Gerald R. Ford, aircraft carrier, SOUTHCOM arrival on Tuesday.
- Fourth Fleet officials described the role of robotic systems in Southern Spear, including long-dwell robotic surface vessels, small robotic interceptor boats, and vertical take-off robotic aircraft, to support the Hybrid Fleet Campaign and inform Project 33.
- Regional governments issued strong rebukes to the U.S. deployments as Venezuela mobilised 200,000 troops earlier this week, while last week the U.S. Senate failed to halt strikes without Congressional approval.
- Senior military officials presented President Donald Trump with updated military options including potential land strikes on Venezuelan targets, and operations are expected to begin later this month.
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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has announced “Operation Southern Spear”—a military campaign he said would target “narco-terrorists” across the Western Hemisphere. Hegseth’s announcement on social media came as the Pentagon said it had blown up another boat in the Caribbean Sea, reportedly killing four people aboard. It’s the 20th such strike, bringing the reported death toll to 80 people. The Pentagon claims the boats were carrying drugs but off…
U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth announced Thursday the launch of a...
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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced on Thursday Operation Southern Spear, which is aimed at targeting "narco-terrorists" and defend "our homeland from the drugs that are killing our people." The
Pete Hegseth (45) wants to combat "drug terror" from Latin America militarily.
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