Task Force Makes Another Drug Burst in the Arabian Sea Aided by Drones

Task Force Makes Another Drug Burst in the Arabian Sea Aided by Drones

The international effort to maintain security in the Arabian Sea is reporting another significant drug seizure again aided using new technology. Last...

Arabian Sea: HMS Lancaster’s Major Drug Seizure - MariTimes Crimes

Dhow Shadowing and Drone Deployment The Arabian Sea drug seizure occurred when the UK Royal Navy frigate HMS Lancaster, operating under New Zealand-led Combined Task Force 150, identified a suspicious small cargo dhow in the North Arabian Sea. Over a 24-hour period, Lancaster remained beyond the horizon, covertly shadowing the vessel using its organic assets. Key to the operation was the deployment of the Peregrine rotary-wing uncrewed aerial sy…