Iran Guards claim capture of ‘one of smartest’ US submarines in Strait of Hormuz
Iranian media said the captured vehicle can map seabeds, detect mines and inspect pipelines, while the U.S. military said it was defective.
- On Tuesday, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps claimed to have captured an American-built Anduril Dive-LD drone at the entrance to the Strait of Hormuz in a "complex intelligence and operational action."
- The Anduril Dive-LD, an autonomous underwater vehicle developed by Anduril Industries, reportedly costs $2.5 million and is designed for multi-day intelligence and reconnaissance missions.
- U.S. Navy Captain Tim Hawkins denied the Iranian account, stating the "defective" drone malfunctioned while surveying regional waters and "carried no sensitive data or classified sonar or radar equipment."
- Access to the Dive-LD could enhance Iranian underwater capabilities or be shared with allies such as Russia or China, analysts warn, since the unit is significantly more sophisticated than local Iranian designs.
- This incident follows a volatile week in the Persian Gulf, when U.S. forces struck three Iranian crude-oil carriers in retaliation for the IRGC firing ballistic missiles at two U.S. Navy warships.
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According to the Revolutionary Guard, the modern apparatus was trapped at the entrance of the Strait of Ormuz
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Iranian media reported that the main capabilities of the unmanned submarine vehicle included "submarine reconnaissance and surveillance, seabed mapping, mine detection, and inspection of submarine cables and pipes."
Iranian Navy: We Have Seized US Submarine Drone
The Arab News reports: Iran’s Revolutionary Guards on Tuesday said they seized an American submarine drone in the strategic Strait of Hormuz, which Tehran has blockaded in the months-long Middle East war. “The IRGC naval forces captured one of the most modern, unmanned, and smart submarines of the US terrorist army at the entrance to … The post Iranian Navy: We Have Seized US Submarine Drone appeared first on Joe.My.God..
U.S. underwater drone captured by the Iranian Revolutionary Guard. Reproduction The Iranian Revolutionary Guard Navy claimed to have captured a U.S. underwater drone at the Strait of Ormuz on Tuesday (8). A U.S. government source told Reuters that military equipment had been in trouble for more than a day while monitoring the region's waters. 我Like g1 on Google and follow the main news of the day According to the authority, who spoke under condi…
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