US assesses drone threat from Cuba, Axios reports
U.S. officials say Cuba has bought more than 300 drones and may be weighing attacks on Guantanamo Bay and U.S. vessels.
- Classified intelligence reported by Axios reveals Cuba acquired more than 300 military drones from Russia and Iran, with officials discussing potential use against Guantanamo Bay, American naval vessels, and Key West, Fla., 90 miles north of Havana.
- Since 2023, Cuba has acquired drones of "varying capabilities" from Russia and Iran, with tactics informed by as many as 5,000 Cuban soldiers who fought in Ukraine, for which Russia paid about $25,000 per soldier.
- CIA Director John Ratcliffe visited Havana recently to pressure officials into compliance, while the Department of Justice plans to unseal an indictment against Raúl Castro on Wednesday for allegedly ordering the 1996 downing of two planes flown by Brothers to the Rescue.
- Cuban officials dismissed the intelligence as "increasingly implausible accusations," asserting that "like any country, Cuba has the right to defend itself against external aggression."
- While American officials emphasize Cuba poses no imminent threat, critics including David Adler, co-general coordinator of Progressive International, argue the administration is "manufacturing consent for the invasion of Cuba.
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Cuba Acquires 300 Russian and Iranian Drones; Reviewing Plans to Attack U.S. Bases in Contingencies. Reports have emerged that Cuba has recently acquired approximately 300 drones from Iran and Russia and is reviewing plans to attack U.S. military bases and other targets. On the 17th (local time), the U.S. internet media outlet Axios, based on classified information it obtained, [reported] that the Cuban military
While electricity and fuel are running out in Cuba, fear of a new escalation in the Caribbean is apparently growing in Washington. The focus is on Russian and Iranian drones – and possible scenarios around Guantánamo.
Cuba weighing attacks on US soil, Caribbean assets with drones from Russia, Iran
"When we think about those types of technologies being that close, and a range of bad actors from terror groups to drug cartels to Iranians to the Russians, it's concerning," one official told Axios.
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