Iranian Navy Thinks They Can Just Tow A USN Saildrone Away...

[Fred Bloggs]

\"The U.S. Navy prevented a support ship from Iran\'s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy (IRGCN) from capturing an unmanned surface vessel operated by the U.S. 5th Fleet in the Arabian Gulf, Aug. 29-30.\"

U.S. Navy Foils Iranian Attempt to Capture Unmanned Vessel in Arabian Gulf
https://www.globalsecurity.org/military/library/news/2022/08/mil-220830-usn01.htm

Saildrone description here:
https://www.saildrone.com/news/what-is-saildrone-how-work

And this design can survive ocean hurricanes. IIRC NOAA uses a bunch of them too.
https://research.noaa.gov/article/ArtMID/587/ArticleID/2894/NOAA-and-Saildrone-team-up-to-deploy-seven-hurricane-tracking-surface-drones

Kinda amazing...

 

[Don Y]

On 8/31/2022 6:48 PM, Fred Bloggs wrote:

\"The U.S. Navy prevented a support ship from Iran\'s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy (IRGCN) from capturing an unmanned surface vessel operated by the U.S. 5th Fleet in the Arabian Gulf, Aug. 29-30.\"

U.S. Navy Foils Iranian Attempt to Capture Unmanned Vessel in Arabian Gulf
https://www.globalsecurity.org/military/library/news/2022/08/mil-220830-usn01.htm

And this standoff went on for *hours*? Whatever happened to \"shot across the
bow; next one will be below your waterline\"?

Saildrone description here:
https://www.saildrone.com/news/what-is-saildrone-how-work

And this design can survive ocean hurricanes. IIRC NOAA uses a bunch of them too.
https://research.noaa.gov/article/ArtMID/587/ArticleID/2894/NOAA-and-Saildrone-team-up-to-deploy-seven-hurricane-tracking-surface-drones

Kinda amazing...

 

[Fred Bloggs]

On Wednesday, August 31, 2022 at 10:14:17 PM UTC-4, Don Y wrote:

On 8/31/2022 6:48 PM, Fred Bloggs wrote:
\"The U.S. Navy prevented a support ship from Iran\'s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy (IRGCN) from capturing an unmanned surface vessel operated by the U.S. 5th Fleet in the Arabian Gulf, Aug. 29-30.\"

U.S. Navy Foils Iranian Attempt to Capture Unmanned Vessel in Arabian Gulf
https://www.globalsecurity.org/military/library/news/2022/08/mil-220830-usn01.htm
And this standoff went on for *hours*? Whatever happened to \"shot across the
bow; next one will be below your waterline\"?

Their first responding warship was this patrol ship which doesn\'t have a big gun:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Thunderbolt

The MH-60S could mess them up pretty good..\"...an additional pylon to carry Hellfire air-to-surface missiles and mk54 digital torpedo, and crew-served weapons, including 7.62mm guns from port and starboard cabin windows and 0..50-calibre guns from the port and starboard cabin doors. Development testing was completed in February 2007 to be followed by operational evaluation and service entry.\"

Of course this would be equivalent to a homeowner shooting a 155 mm round at a raccoon tipping over his garbage cans...

Saildrone description here:
https://www.saildrone.com/news/what-is-saildrone-how-work

And this design can survive ocean hurricanes. IIRC NOAA uses a bunch of them too.
https://research.noaa.gov/article/ArtMID/587/ArticleID/2894/NOAA-and-Saildrone-team-up-to-deploy-seven-hurricane-tracking-surface-drones

Kinda amazing...