Iran Guards claim capture of ‘one of smartest’ US submarines in Strait of Hormuz
Iranian media said the U.S.-built vehicle was used for reconnaissance, seabed mapping and mine detection, and was one of the Navy’s most advanced unmanned subs.
- 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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The Iranian Navy of the Revolutionary Guards claims to have captured on September 8 a US submarine drone at the entrance of the Strait of Hormuz. Tehran spread the images of the medium, identified by the Iranian media as a Dive-LD, a large autonomous underwater vehicle produced by the American company Anduril. According to the Revolutionary Guards, the medium would be intercepted during a comprehensive intelligence and operational operation. The…
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IRAN'S Revolutionary Guard announced yesterday that it had seized an American unmanned submarine at the entrance to the Strait of Hormuz.
America's Advanced Unmanned Submersible Has Passed Into the Hands of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard
The Iranian Revolutionary Guard has captured the US Navy's Dive-LD unmanned submersible in the Strait of Hormuz. The United States has explained that it is not classified equipment, but military repercussions are expected as Iran analyzes it and is more likely to use it technologically. Dive-LD is an advanced autonomous system that performs mine detection and undersea reconnaissance, and is one of the US Navy's core marine surveillance powers.
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