The Navy likely has mapped out a safe route through the strait using surface and underwater drones to hunt for mines, said Steven Wills, an analyst with the Center for Maritime Strategy at the Navy League of the United States.
The U.S. also could be providing “a kind of distant protection” for commercial ships sailing through the Strait of Hormuz, likely on or near the Omani side, using destroyers and attack aircraft and helicopters, he said.
Center for Maritime Strategy
Dr. Steven Wills | Interviewed by Alison Bath
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The Navy likely has mapped out a safe route through the strait using surface and underwater drones to hunt for mines, said Steven Wills, an analyst with the Center for Maritime Strategy at the Navy League of the United States.
The U.S. also could be providing “a kind of distant protection” for commercial ships sailing through the Strait of Hormuz, likely on or near the Omani side, using destroyers and attack aircraft and helicopters, he said.
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Dr. Steven Wills, Navalist