US Military Deploys Explosive Drone Boats in Combat for the First Time

The US military used explosive drone boats in combat for the first time, attacking an Iranian midget submarine and a naval port at Bandar Abbas on July 12. The three one-way attack surface drones made a low-speed, uncontested approach before detonating. US Central Command confirmed the strikes as the first such use of sea drones by American forces, nearly a decade after similar weapons were first demonstrated by Iranian and Houthi forces.