{"id":1258,"date":"2026-05-28T22:34:38","date_gmt":"2026-05-28T22:34:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/southfloridamovingguides.com\/?p=1258"},"modified":"2026-05-28T22:34:38","modified_gmt":"2026-05-28T22:34:38","slug":"us-closely-watching-cuba-after-drone-acquisitions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/southfloridamovingguides.com\/?p=1258","title":{"rendered":"US closely watching Cuba after drone acquisitions"},"content":{"rendered":"<article>\n<p>MIAMI \u2014 Potential drone danger out of Cuba is being monitored closely by the United States.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/southfloridamovingguides.com\/?p=1256\">Miami commission postpones vote on 6-figure Carollo pension settlement<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Local 10 News\u2019 Cuba analyst Andy Gomez said he has stayed in touch with officials on the island. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cI am a great believer in the Kissinger theory of staying in touch with our enemies more than your friends,\u201d he said. \u201cRecently they did confirm for me that they have drones for defensive purposes and they wanted to be very clear, they told me that it was for defensive purposes.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The acquisition of drones by Cuba raises an interesting question following the recent indictment of Raul Castro in connection to the 1996 Brothers to the Rescue plane shootdown.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf we were to go get Raul Castro, I\u2019m afraid that those defensive drones will become offensive and they will fire (at) the United States,\u201d said Gomez. \u201cHowever, I have great faith on our military capabilities and our intelligence community.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Which is why he said the existence of drones could slightly complicate the idea of going to Cuba and bringing the aging communist leader into U.S. custody. <\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/southfloridamovingguides.com\/?p=1254\">Plane AC malfunction at Opa-locka airport sickens 4<\/a><\/p>\n<p>This comes as U.S. Southern Command recently posted on social media that it has established a new autonomous warfare command. They posted a video showing a military exercise in Key West earlier this year featuring its \u201cautonomous, semi-autonomous and unmanned platforms and systems\u201d used to counter threats in the region.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s a message to Cuba, more than anything else,\u201d said Gomez. <\/p>\n<p>Earlier this week, Cuba Deputy Foreign Affairs Minister Josefina Vidal Ferreiro said on PBS that the country is taking threats from the U.S. seriously.<\/p>\n<p>Last week, a U.S. aircraft carrier and its strike group of fighter jets and radar-jamming equipment entered the southern Caribbean. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe have always favored dialogue with the United States,\u201d said Ferreiro. \u201cIt would be naive for us not to be ready in order to defend ourselves in case there is an aggression from the United States to Cuba. Cuba will defend itself.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Added Gomez: \u201cThe base in Guantanamo is very close to where they can get hit, so that\u2019s a possibility, but I\u2019m completely assured that our military capability will be able to intercept these drones from Key West up north.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/southfloridamovingguides.com\/?p=1252\">Pompano Beach couple jailed after young daughter tests positive for cocaine, deputies say<\/a><\/p>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\ud83c\udfe0 News From Your Neighborhood<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>Latest headlines from:<\/div>\n<div>\nMiami-Dade<br \/>\nBroward<br \/>\nFlorida Keys<\/p>\n<details>\n<summary><span>Cities<\/span><span>\u25be<\/span><\/summary>\n<div>\n<div>\nMiami<br \/>\nFort Lauderdale<br \/>\nCoral Springs<br \/>\nDavie<br \/>\nDeerfield Beach<br \/>\nDoral<br \/>\nHialeah<br \/>\nHollywood<br \/>\nHomestead<br \/>\nLauderhill<br \/>\nMiami Beach<br \/>\nMiami Gardens<br \/>\nMiramar<br \/>\nPembroke Pines<br \/>\nPlantation<br \/>\nPompano Beach<br \/>\nSunrise<br \/>\nTamarac\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/details>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Potential drone danger out of Cuba is being monitored closely by the United States.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1257,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1258","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - 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