Why Iran’s drone attacks at sea are hard to prevent - analysis
It’s not always clear where the drones might be flown from, either Yemen or Iran, and after they are detected it's hard to shoot them down or jam them and push them off course.
By SETH J. FRANTZMAN
Published: NOVEMBER 17, 2022
Iran’s drone attack on Tuesday in the Gulf of Oman is its second in the last few months. Last July, it attacked the Mercer Street oil tanker, killing two crew members. These attacks are so hard to prevent because the ships are simply vulnerable. They cannot easily be armed with air defenses and it’s unclear how they would be able to detect and escape strikes by kamikaze-style drones.
US Central Command announced after the attack that an Iranian Shahed-series UAV struck the civilian commercial tanker, the Pacific Zircon. The vessel was damaged but no crew members were harmed. The drone flew out of the IRGC’s regional command center in Chabahar in southeastern Iran.
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It’s not always clear where the drones might be flown from, either Yemen or Iran, and after they are detected it's hard to shoot them down or jam them and push them off course.
By SETH J. FRANTZMAN
Published: NOVEMBER 17, 2022
Iran’s drone attack on Tuesday in the Gulf of Oman is its second in the last few months. Last July, it attacked the Mercer Street oil tanker, killing two crew members. These attacks are so hard to prevent because the ships are simply vulnerable. They cannot easily be armed with air defenses and it’s unclear how they would be able to detect and escape strikes by kamikaze-style drones.
US Central Command announced after the attack that an Iranian Shahed-series UAV struck the civilian commercial tanker, the Pacific Zircon. The vessel was damaged but no crew members were harmed. The drone flew out of the IRGC’s regional command center in Chabahar in southeastern Iran.
more.............. https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/iran-news/article-722678