Underwater Drone Captured By Iran Matches American Anduril Model
Iran said the drone matches an American-made Anduril model with multi-day endurance and sensors for surveillance, mine hunting and cable inspection.
- Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps claimed its naval forces captured an American-built Anduril Dive-LD underwater drone at the entrance to the Strait of Hormuz in a "complex intelligence and operational action" at dawn.
- The American-designed Anduril Dive-LD measures about 5.8 meters long, 2 m in diameter, and weighs around 3 tons. Anduril states the vessel features "Extensive open interfaces, generous payload bays" for customized missions.
- Analysis confirms the partially submerged drone matches the American-designed Anduril Dive-LD, typically used for ISR or MCM. The Dive-LD is significantly more sophisticated than local Iranian designs.
- Access to the Dive-LD may enhance Iranian underwater drone capabilities, with analysts warning the captured hardware could be shared with Russia or China. The IRGC plans to release images soon.
- This incident occurs amid Iran's ongoing blockade of the Strait of Hormuz, which carries about a fifth of global oil and liquefied natural gas exports. The Navy maintains a separate counter-blockade of Iranian ports.
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The Revolutionary Guards, the ideological army of the Iranian regime, announced Tuesday that they confiscated an American submarine drone in the Ormuz Strait.
The Revolutionary Guards claim to have captured an American submarine drone at the entrance to the Strait of Ormuz. It is said to be one of the most modern aircraft of the US Army. This strategic passage has been locked by Tehran since the beginning of the war in the Middle East. - Middle East: Iran announces that it has intercepted an American submarine drone in the Strait of Ormuz (International).
Iran's Revolutionary Guards said Tuesday that they captured an American submarine drone in strategic Hormuz Strait, which Tehran is holding in the context of the war in the Middle East, which has been under way for several months, according to the Iranian State Agency - IRNA. According to the communication, the submarine vehicle is "modern and equipped with the most advanced underwater technology.
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