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deployment2026-09-22 16:43 UTC
CENTCOM expands operational use of unmanned surface and one-way attack drones in the Middle East
The article describes U.S. CENTCOM and U.S. Navy 5th Fleet operational employment of unmanned systems, including Corsair unmanned surface vessels used for search-and-rescue and later for strikes at Iran's Bandar Abbas naval base. It also notes CENTCOM standing up dedicated attack-drone task forces and recent incidents involving Iranian attempts to seize U.S. unmanned vessels.
DETAILS
Type
deployment
Occurred
2026-09-22 16:43
Reported
2026-09-22
Location
U.S. Central Command area of responsibility, including the Strait of Hormuz and Bandar Abbas naval base, Iran
Coordinates
26.4494, 56.2028
Killed
0
Confidence
62 / 100
DAMAGE ASSESSMENT
Reports operational use of Corsair unmanned surface vessels for recovery of downed helicopter crew and for strikes on a submarine and ship maintenance facility at Bandar Abbas naval base; also mentions U.S. forces destroyed two Iranian boats attempting to seize a U.S. Saildrone.
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