USS Dwight D. Eisenhower, currently en route to the eastern Mediterranean.<\/p>\n
The Biden administration is deploying more offensive forces into the Middle East, to back Israel and attempt to deter Iran and Hezbollah from opening a second front on Israel\u2019s north.<\/p>\n
Last week, the United States deployed the aircraft carrier Gerald R. Ford <\/a>and its strike group to the eastern Mediterranean. The USS Ford carries about 80 combat aircraft, electronic warfare and intelligence planes. It is accompanied by five advanced missile-guided ships, armed with Tomahawk cruise missiles capable of hitting targets inside Iran. According to satellite images, the USS Ford is about 180 kilometers south-west of Cyprus. P-8 maritime reconnaissance aircraft with anti-submarine, anti-ship capabilities are patrolling around the group.<\/p>\n The carrier strike group comes with sophisticated air defense systems that could make an important contribution to protecting Israel\u2019s strategic facilities on sea and on land. Hezbollah<\/a> is believed to have an arsenal of more than 100,000 rockets and missiles.<\/p>\n Over the weekend, a second carrier strike group<\/a>, led by the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower, was dispatched to the Eastern Mediterranean and is due to arrive later this month.<\/p>\n OnScene\u2705OnTime\u2705Ready\u2705#GeraldRFord<\/a>'s first deployment: — USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) (@Warship_78) October 12, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n
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