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U.S. Military Surges Surveillance Flights Off Cuba’s Coast

HeadlineMay 11, 2026

A CNN analysis finds that U.S. military intelligence-gathering flights are surging off the coast of Cuba. Since February, the U.S. Navy and Air Force have conducted at least 25 intelligence-gathering flights off Cuba’s coast, using the same surveillance aircraft active in the lead-up to U.S. strikes on Iran.

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