Iran Guards claim capture of ‘one of smartest’ US submarines in Strait of Hormuz
Iranian media said the drone matched an Anduril Dive-LD model that can map the seabed, detect mines and inspect cables and pipelines.
- 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 Guards say seized unmanned US submarine drone
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 Strait of Hormuz in a complex intelligence and operational action at dawn today," the Guards said in a statement carried by state TV…
Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Navy claimed this Tuesday that it captured an “advanced” U.S. submarine drone in the Strait of Ormuz, which Tehran has kept blocked since the war began in the Middle East. The capture took place in “a complex intelligence operation at dawn,” assured the elite military corps through ... Continue reading “Iran claims to have captured “advanced” U.S. submarine drone in the Strait of Ormuz”
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