naval warfare

IRGC says it captured US underwater drone near Strait of Hormuz

Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy said Tuesday it had captured an advanced unmanned U.S. underwater vessel near the entrance to the Strait of Hormuz, the latest provocation in a months-long naval standoff between Washington and Tehran that has rattled…

Ukraine sends 340 drones at Moscow, sinks Russian patrol ship

Ukraine escalated its aerial and naval campaigns against Russia on Tuesday, dispatching 340 drones toward the Moscow region over a 24-hour period while separately sinking a Russian border guard vessel with a sea drone near Novorossiysk.

Iran deploys ‘trigger-ready’ submarines in Hormuz strait standoff

Iran's Navy confirmed on Sunday that its domestically built Ghadir-class midget submarines are operating in a "trigger-ready" state inside the Strait of Hormuz, escalating an already volatile maritime confrontation with the United States that has paralyzed global shipping through the…