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They're no longer a mom and pop terrorist organization. Iran is now using drones in anti-submarine warfare, according to the Jerusalem Post.
An article in Fars News said that Iran's navy leader Shahram Irani discussed using anti-submarine drones for its operations, but didn't go into much detail other than to brag that these drones could take out a sub from a distance of over 600 miles.
The weapon it uses is known as the Mark 46 torpedo, which can be drone-mounted. The drone itself can carry a variety of killer torpedoes, the article claims, but it isn't known whether it can carry more than one at a time. “In addition to the anti-submarine torpedo, the anti-submarine drone can also carry an anti-ship torpedo,” the report said.
Last April Iran's HESA Karrar drone has been spotted with a Mark 46 torpedo, so the Fars News report apparently has validity. The drone was manufactured by the Iran Aircraft Manufacturing Company since 2010 in a factory that was built by Textron, a US company that was to manufacture Bell helicopters before the Iranian revolution began.
The Karrar drone is based on the US Beechcraft Streaker target drone and they say it can target submarines with torpedoes and is one of the few countries that can do this, although our US intelligence is not clear as to whether these scary flying objects are as yet operational. But all that aside, the issue isn't whether they can take out a sub with a drone, the issue is that they are expanding their anti-submarine capabilities.
Israel recently warned us about Iran’s increasing naval threats. Minister of Defense Yoav Gallant said on May 22 that IRGC naval forces are attempting to construct “floating terror bases.” And Iran is planning to convert commercial vessels for its use with its IRGC.
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Meanwhile, its Pride month in the US and President Joe Biden is meeting with people from the Marxist transgender community to tell them that they are the bravest folks in the world, and that's no malarkey.
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