01.09.2022, 08:58
Zitat:Navy Blocks Iranian Attempt to Steal U.S. Surface Drone in Persian Gulfhttps://news.usni.org/2022/08/30/video-n...rsian-gulf
The Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy attempted to capture a U.S. Navy unmanned surface vessel that was operating in the Arabian Gulf on Monday and Tuesday, U.S. 5th Fleet said in a statement.
The Navy stopped the IRGCN support ship from capturing the Saildrone Explorer unmanned surface vessel, which was not named in the news release. The USV does not store sensitive or classified information. It is equipped with commercially available cameras, radars and sensors for data collection and navigation. [...] U.S. 5th Fleet spotted IRGCN support ship Shahid Baziar towing the USV around 11 p.m. local time Monday, according to the release. Navy patrol coastal ship USS Thunderbolt (PC-12), which was operating nearby, responded while 5th Fleet also sent a MH-60S Sea Hawk from the Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 26 out of Bahrain. [...]
This is the second time this summer that IRGCN has had unsafe interactions with the U.S. Navy vessels in the Persian Gulf. In June, three Iranian fast attack craft harassed two Navy ships, USNI News previously reported.
Schneemann