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Iran Guards claim capture of ‘one of smartest’ US submarines in Strait of Hormuz
The IRGC said the drone was malfunctioning and carried no classified sensors, while Anduril said the vehicle is designed for risky missions.
- 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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Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps seized a U.S. unmanned submersible at the entrance to the Strait of Hormuz on the 8th (local time). Iranian state media reported that the submersible was the "Dive-LD," manufactured by the California-based defense company Anduril. This 5.8-meter-long unmanned submersible is a mine
Unmanned submersible matches the characteristics of the Dive-LD model, US engineering seal
·Madrid, Spain
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Iran has captured an advanced, largely intact U.S. unmanned submarine near the Strait of Hormuz, the first known use of the Dive-LD, whose loss raises serious technological and intelligence questions, TWZ reported.
·Budapest, Hungary
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Leaning Left33Leaning Right51Center27Last UpdatedBias Distribution46% Right
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