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2026-04-14 Science & Technology

CENTCOM using underwater drones to clear mines in the Strait of Hormuz

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Posted by Skidmark 2026-04-14 00:00|| E-Mail|| Front Page|| [1854 views ] Top
File under: Govt of Iran

1 Flurry Of Navy Minesweepers Appear To Be Heading Toward The Middle East

Posted by Skidmark 2026-04-14 07:19|| 2026-04-14 07:19|| Front Page Top

2 Seems like mines would not be useful to the Iranians if they plans to load their own tankers.

Posted by Super Hose 2026-04-14 11:57|| 2026-04-14 11:57|| Front Page Top

3 I haven’t seen any pix of recovered mines. It’s easy to say you are clearing mines - nobody is watching you do it. Maybe I’m just a little too cynical about government statements that “they are doing something”

Posted by Gloluns Turkeyneck4904 2026-04-14 12:05|| 2026-04-14 12:05|| Front Page Top

4 Sweeping mines is fine. They could have mined the main channel to force ships into the tollbooth. I would have thought we would have seen them doing it. There will be video of the mines being blown up if any are detected.

Posted by Super Hose 2026-04-14 12:31|| 2026-04-14 12:31|| Front Page Top

5 There will be video of the mines being blown up if any are detected.

Better yet, drag them into Iranian ports

Posted by Frank G 2026-04-14 12:55|| 2026-04-14 12:55|| Front Page Top

6 Palmer Luckey to the white courtesy phone...

Anduril has working this for years. Some of the stuff on open source is amazing.

Posted by Bangkok Billy 2026-04-14 13:57|| 2026-04-14 13:57|| Front Page Top

7 ~~Western Union~~ minesweepers

Posted by Pearl Noodleman5221 2026-04-14 22:08|| 2026-04-14 22:08|| Front Page Top

8 A great tech, test & train moment...

Posted by Alpha2c 2026-04-14 22:20|| 2026-04-14 22:20|| Front Page Top

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