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America's Latest Weapon Against Iran: Sea Drones

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Post by JumpCrisscross » Tue, Jul 14, 2026, 12:38 AM UTC

Re: America's Latest Weapon Against Iran: Sea Drones

Post by BobbyTables2 » Tue, Jul 14, 2026, 1:26 AM UTC

Surely MacGuyver did this with a speedboat, shoelace, and some dynamite 40 years ago!

Post by the_real_cher » Tue, Jul 14, 2026, 2:14 AM UTC

Its like a torpedo or missile just slower and visible.

Post by jerlam » Tue, Jul 14, 2026, 2:43 AM UTC

the_real_cher wrote: post #3

Its like a torpedo or missile just slower and visible.

Longer range (1000 miles) than a torpedo (50 miles). Much less visible than a cruise missile, the water hides it better than open air.