I’m not sure this is the hugh and series thing people are knee-jerk reacting to.
The “advanced American unmanned submarine” thing is a bit misleading- the REMUS 600 platform is available to commercial users. It’s a 12.5 inch diameter underwater drone.
If this thing was operating clandestinely or surveilling the Houthis, I’m guessing we wouldn’t have been using the neon-yellow version with the manufacturer’s logos prominently displayed. (And a quick image search shows that yes, the Navy has a nice low-visibility gray version for surveillance / targeting etc).
Which, ditto the whole self-destruct thing- if it’s a commercial version, probably a liability to have it explode in some random civilian’s face if they attempt to recover it.
I’m not happy they got it, and I assume it’s in Tehran by now, but it strikes me that this probably was a mapping or meteorological drone that got grabbed, not the “pinnacle of unmanned naval engineering.”
“ The “advanced American unmanned submarine” thing is a bit misleading- the REMUS 600 platform is available to commercial users. It’s a 12.5 inch diameter underwater drone.”
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I suspect that there is military specific technology on the Navy’s version. I could be wrong on that but I suspect not.