LONDON: US forces used sea drones to strike a submarine and ship maintenance facility at Iran’s Bandar Abbas naval base on Sunday, US Central Command said on Monday.
Alongside a video of the operation, the command said on X: “Yesterday, using multiple one-way attack surface drones, CENTCOM forces successfully struck a submarine and ship maintenance facility in Iran.
“Three Corsair unmanned surface vessels hit the port at Bandar Abbas Naval Base, marking the first time American forces have employed sea drones in combat operations.”
The strikes “degraded Iran’s ability to continue attacking commercial shipping,” it said.
The Corsair, built by US company Saronic Technologies, is a 24-foot-long, diesel-powered autonomous vessel capable of carrying up to 1,000 pounds of payload and traveling at speeds above 35 knots, according to the Drone Warfare website.
