00:00The U.S. military has used sea drones in combat for the first time.
00:04American forces deployed one-way attack vessels against Iran's Bandar Abbas naval base,
00:09marking a new milestone in U.S. naval warfare.
00:12These are the Saronic Corsairs, 24-foot autonomous boats designed to operate without a crew on board.
00:18But don't let their size fool you.
00:20How do they work?
00:21The vessels can carry payloads of up to 1,000 pounds and use autonomous navigation technology.
00:27Capable of traveling at more than 40 miles per hour,
00:30three Corsairs struck a submarine and ship maintenance facility at the base, according to U.S. Central Command.
00:36Why does this matter?
00:37The operation showed how relatively low-cost unmanned vessels could be used against far more valuable naval assets and infrastructure.
00:44The tactic also mirrors Ukraine's use of explosive sea drones against Russian naval targets.
00:49Rather than replacing major warships overnight,
00:51systems like the Corsair could give smaller, cheaper, and expendable weapons a much bigger role in future naval warfare.
00:58The reason why does this matter 32 pounds and its release are being considered often as a public meer in
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