Earlier this week it was reported that the United States government ordered the deployment of three destructive ships in the vicinity of the coast of Venezuela.
As they affirmed to Reuters Sources familiar with the matter, the measure is part of the efforts of the president’s administration Donald Trump to address Latin American drug posters threats.
According to these information, The ships in question are the USS Gravelyhe USS Jason Dunham and the USS Sampsonwhich are equipped with the combat system Aegis.
Without specifically referring to these vessels, the Venezuelan president, Nicolás Madurohe declared in a speech this Monday, August 18: “Our seas, our heavens and our lands defend them. We release them. We monitor them and patrol them.”
“No empire is going to touch Sacred soil of Venezuela nor should it touch Sacred soil of South America”warned the leader of the Chavista regime.
In his speech, he also announced that he would activate “a special plan to guarantee coverage with more than 4.5 million militiamen throughout the national territory.”
“Militias prepared, activated and armed,” said Maduro, who also He described the “threats” of the US government as “extravagant, bizarre and bizarre”.
His announcement was positioned near a week after the State and Justice departments doubled the reward for information that allows your arrest. The amount was 50 million dollars.
When the US attorney general, Pam Bondi, said measure, accused Maduro of collaborating with criminal organizations such as the Aragua train and the Sinaloa poster To enter drugs to the United States.
Described the Venezuelan dictator as “One of the world’s greatest drug traffickers” and “a threat” for the national security of the North American country.
In the same way, the State Department declared through a statement that “for more than a decade, Maduro has been a leader of the Los Soles posterwhich is responsible for drug trafficking to the United States”.
During the first months of his second non -consecutive presidential period, Trump has adopted the fight against drug cartels as a central objective of his administration, as part of a broader effort to limit migration and ensure the southern border of the US territory.
In February, its administration appointed the Sinaloa poster and other criminal groups, including the Aragua Train, as global terrorist organizations.
In the same way, in recent months it has already deployed at least two warships to support border security initiatives and the fight against drug trafficking.
Along with this, the US army has increased its air surveillance of Mexican drug cartels to collect intelligence information and determine strategies to counteract its operations, as rescued Reuters.
How are the destructive ships that the US ordered to deploy near Venezuela
The destroyers that the United States government ordered to deploy in the vicinity of the coast of Venezuela are the USS Serly, the USON Jasson Dunham and the USS Sampson.
These vessels have the AEGIS combat system, A multimission combat system that brings together a wide range of sensors and weapons to provide integrated and simultaneous air defense and antimilesaccording to Lockheed Martin.
It is an integral weapons system, which allows from detection to the destruction of objectives.
According to the American Navy, “the system’s core is the AN/SPy, an advanced multifunction radar in phase with automatic detection and monitoring.”
“This high power radar You can perform search, monitoring and missile guidance functions simultaneouslywith a monitoring capacity of more than 100 objectives. ”
The American Navy ensures that the interface of this system allows it to be able to perform Simultaneous operations against “Multimision threats: anti -aircraft war, antisuperficie and antisubmarine”.
The group of experts based in the United States, Missile Defense Advocacy Alliance (MDAA), points out that Aeg War ships can be equipped with SM-3 and SM-6 missiles, and that their characteristics allow them to combat “ballistic threats in the medium and terminal phases, expanding their interception scope moving away from population centers”.
“In case of attack, Its stealth and mobility make it difficult to locate the objectives of the adversary and increase their survival capacity. Their speed also allows them to intercept multi -adversary multi -coup threats, which requires less resources to meet the mission than the most fixed terrestrial systems and with specific trajectories. ”
“Aegis bases are designed for simultaneous clashes of unnimorated aerial vehicles (UAV), manned aircraft and advanced missiles. Once authorized, the weapons system plans, prioritizes and executes these clashes at vertiginous speeds, with optional human feedback. If adjustments are required, open architecture of the AEGIS system allows wireless updates, a huge advantage on the battlefield ”.
The Naval Maritime Systems Command of the United States Navy (Navsea) explains that the process of detection and attack of the Aegis system, in essence, works as follows.
First, radar systems emit electromagnetic signals that detect threats that approach, even at supersonic speeds.
Once the threats are identified, their computer systems combine multiple sensors in a unified tracking file.
Then, the operators select a weapons system, while the weapons control system calculates the time, the interception points and the firing parameters.
Then, the missiles guided by systems such as fire control radar neutralize threats before they violate a defensive perimeter.
The director of the AEGIS program of the Naval Surface War Center DIHLGREN (NSWCDD), Nicholas Fronzo, explains that “Once a threat is identified, AEGIS calculates the interception points and directs its weapons with millimeter precision”.
“In scenarios where speed is essential, AEGIS automates critical tasks, allowing response times in seconds.”
This is why, Fronzo said, that “The AEGIS fleet serves as the first line of defense of the United States Navy aircraft carriers, which allows them to project their power safely”.
