IRGC repeats US drone seizure claim in Strait of Hormuz; labels earlier 'REMUS 600' as 'Mk 18 Kingfish'
Iran's IRGC claims to have seized a U.S. underwater drone in the Strait of Hormuz, identifying it as a 'Mk 18 Mod 2 Kingfish'. The military organization described the capture as a significant intelligence and technology trophy.
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Highlights ongoing geopolitical tensions in the Middle East and the risks to autonomous military assets in strategic waterways.
Join our Whatsapp channel Tehran [Iran], September 28 (ANI): Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) on Sunday (local time) repeated its claim of capturing a United States underwater drone in the Strait of Hormuz, this time identifying the "second catch" as a "Mk 18 Mod 2 Kingfish" that was earlier reported as a REMUS 600. In a post on social media platform X, the spokesperson for the IRGC, Second Brigadier General Hossein Mohebbi, confirmed that the naval force had seized the American "Mk 18 Mod 2 Kingfish" autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV).
تنگه هرمز نه تنها باز نیست، بلکه شکارگاه نیروی دریایی سپاه برای زیرسطحی های آمریکایی است؛ دومین شکار هم صید شد، این بار Mk 18 Mod 2 Kingfish؛ یک AUV پیشرفته، خودمختار، مجهز به سونار و ناوبری دقیق و با ارزش چندمیلیون دلاری. فقط شکار نیست؛ غنیمت فناوری و اطلاعاتی است. pic.twitter.com/S47rAjjbP9
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