US military deploys explosive drone boats in combat for the first time

The US military used explosive-laden drone boats in combat for the first time, attacking an Iranian Ghadir-class midget submarine and a naval maintenance facility at Bandar Abbas Naval Base on July 12. Three “one-way attack surface drones” made a slow, uncontested approach before detonating. US Central Command confirmed the strikes as the first operational use of sea drones by American forces.