IRGC Sesumbar Kecanggihan Teknologi Usai Sergap dan Tangkap Drone Bawah Laut AS

Rabu, 9 September 2026, 10:19 WIB Sumber: Republika Dibaca 2 kali

Ukuran:

LD melalui operasi kompleks pada Selasa (8/9/2026). militer AS mengonfirmasi salah satu kendaraan bawah laut mereka mengalami kerusakan di perairan Timur Tengah lebih dari sehari sebelumnya, namun tidak mengonfirmasi bahwa drone tersebut disergap dan ditangkap oleh IRGC, dengan seorang pejabat AS menyebut kendaraan itu model tua tanpa peralatan sonar rahasia.

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IRGC spokesman Hossein Mohebbi spoke on Tuesday, 8 September 2026.
IRGC claimed to have seized a US underwater drone of the Dive-LD type at the entrance to the Strait of Hormuz.
IRGC described the seized drone as the world's newest and most advanced underwater technology, produced by the US in 2025.
Mohebbi stated no advanced technology, including US technology, can evade Iran's surveillance systems in the Strait of Hormuz.
IRGC said the seizure resulted from a complex operation based on superior operational and intelligence capability.
The US military confirmed one of its underwater vehicles sustained damage more than a day earlier in Middle Eastern waters.
A US official told Reuters the damaged underwater vehicle was an older model and carried no secret sonar equipment.
CENTCOM spokesperson told Al Jazeera an underwater vehicle was damaged during a sea survey mission in the Middle East on Monday.
No US officials confirmed that IRGC intercepted or captured their underwater drone.
IRGC published photographs of the seized underwater drone device.