US uses sea drones in combat for the first time in strikes on Iran's Bandar Abbas naval base
U.S. Central Command says three Saronic Corsair surface drones struck Iran's Bandar Abbas naval base near the Strait of Hormuz, hitting a docked Ghadir-class midget submarine. CENTCOM describes it as the first U.S. combat use of unmanned sea drones. Reported by USNI News and Naval News.
The U.S. military has used unmanned sea drones in combat for the first time. U.S. Central Command says three Saronic Corsair surface vessels struck Iran's Bandar Abbas naval base near the Strait of Hormuz over the weekend, hitting a docked Ghadir-class midget submarine that had been raised on a gantry. Each Corsair is a 24-foot craft that carries a payload of about a thousand pounds, ranges beyond a thousand nautical miles, and can move at up to 35 knots. Officials say the strikes were meant to weaken Iran's ability to attack commercial shipping in the region. Source: CENTCOM, Naval News, USNI News.