The United States carries out its first combat operation using armed sea drones, according to multiple outlets citing U.S. Central Command and the Pentagon. The strike takes place at or near Iran’s Bandar Abbas naval base on Sunday, where U.S. forces deploy three “Corsair” unmanned surface vessels for a one-way attack.
Reporting says the drones target an Iranian submarine-related site and a ship maintenance facility. Bloomberg and others describe the operation as an attack on a submarine and a maintenance facility within the base area. The Hill and additional outlets similarly state that the Corsairs strike both a ship maintenance facility and a submarine.
Some coverage also notes that CENTCOM publishes video related to the operation, portraying the sea drones approaching and striking the targeted facilities. While the accounts align on the first-time use of sea drones in combat, the deployment of three Corsair vessels, and the general target types at Bandar Abbas, specific details about damage or the extent of the damage are not provided in the shared summaries.
