CENTCOM also shared a video in its social media post and said that the strikes were carried out using “three Corsair unmanned surface vessels … marking the first time American forces have employed sea drones in combat operations.”
The US military’s Central Command said on Monday that in the latest attacks on Iran, sea drones hit “a submarine and ship maintenance facility” at the Bandar Abbas Naval Base on the country’s southwest coast in the Strait of Hormuz.
“Last night’s strikes degraded Iran’s ability to continue attacking commercial shipping,” CENTCOM said.
The black and white video shared in the post was labelled “unclassified” and showed a small watercraft approaching a raised dock structure holding what appeared to be a submarine before blowing up.
The United States has attacked the Iranian port of Bandar Abbas with three Corsair Unmanned Surface Vessels (USVs). This is the first time that the Americans have used these vessels in an offensive role. The USVs struck a key naval ship and submarine repair facility in the port.
In the video released by US Central Command, which is conducting operations against Iran, a small submersible seems to be atop the repair facility. Ironically, it is Iran which is now for using small boats and drones as implement of force.