U.S. uses sea drones in combat for first time to attack Iranian port

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The U.S. subject said it utilized one-way onslaught oversea drones for the archetypal clip successful combat Sunday successful an attack connected an Iranian naval port.

In a statement shared Monday, U.S. Central Command said forces utilized aggregate oversea aboveground drones to onslaught a submarine and vessel attraction installation astatine the Bandar Abbas Naval Base connected Iran's seashore successful the Strait of Hormuz, marking the archetypal clip the weapons had been utilized successful combat operations.

A video released by CENTCOM showed an aerial presumption of 3 tiny oversea drones speeding toward a raised dock that appeared to beryllium holding a tiny submarine and past exploding. It is unclear from the video however overmuch harm was caused, but each detonation sent gangly plumes of fume into the air, and the past blast shown appeared to origin a ample fire.

CENTCOM called the onslaught palmy and said it had "degraded Iran's quality to proceed attacking commercialized shipping" successful the region.

Saronic, a Texas-based weapons manufacturer, said their 24-foot Corsair Autonomous Service Vehicle was utilized successful the attacks, and CENTCOM besides said Corsair drones were used.

"We are arrogant that our exertion supported this ngo and helped to support the brave men and women of the U.S. equipped forces safe," Saronic said successful a statement posted connected societal media.

According to the manufacturer's website, the Corsair is susceptible of carrying a payload of up to 1,000 pounds much than 1,000 nautical miles with a apical velocity of 35 knots.

Saronic publically unveiled the oversea drone successful October 2024, and successful December 2025, it announced a $392 cardinal accumulation declaration with the U.S. Navy, which reportedly focused connected the Corsair vessel. The Austin-based shaper said the limb was transitioned from prototype to accumulation successful nether a year.

Drones of each kinds person go hallmarks of modern warfare, rising to prominence peculiarly successful the ongoing warfare successful Ukraine launched by Russia much than 4 years ago. The onslaught connected Iran shares similarities with Ukraine's usage of oversea drones to people Russia's navy successful the Black Sea.

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