Iran Guards claim capture of ‘one of smartest’ US submarines in Strait of Hormuz
Iranian state media said the vessel can survey, map seabeds and detect mines, while U.S. officials said it malfunctioned and carried no classified equipment.
- 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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US says malfunctioning underwater drone carried no sensitive data as Iran claims capture in Strait of Hormuz
WASHINGTON, Sept 9 — The US military said yesterday that one of its underwater drones “malfunctioned” after Iran said its forces captured an American unmanned submarine in...
Iranian media released a video on September 8th allegedly showing an American unmanned underwater vehicle. Iran claims the IRGC Navy intercepted it at the entrance to the Strait of Hormuz. However, Reuters could not independently verify the location and date of the video.
IRGC Claims It Captured Advanced U.S. Unmanned Underwater Vessel in Strait of Hormuz
Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) claimed that it had seized an advanced U.S. unmanned underwater vessel in the Strait of Hormuz, escalating a series of competing military claims between Tehran and Washington as tensions in the Gulf continue to intensify. Iran’s Tasnim News Agency reported on Tuesday, September 8, that the IRGC Navy intercepted […]
Iran's Revolutionary Guards seized a US unmanned submarine at the entrance to the Strait of Hormuz on Tuesday.
These military actions occur in the midst of the operational blockade that Tehran maintains over the Strait of Hormuz since the outbreak of the military conflict at the end of February.
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