Another Iranian Military Milestone

I think something got lost in translation.

Iranian technical university student Hassan Sharifzadeh drafted a new reconnaissance submarine that can avoid radar detection, the Iranian Fars news agency said.

No crew will man the submarine which will be controlled remotely.

The submarine can reach a depth of up to 8 meters and carry 8 kilograms of explosives to place near enemy positions. A SIM card connects the controller to the submarine.

The submarine also makes photos and videos and sends the data to the control center, Sharifzadeh said.

I don't know about you, but the idea of a submarine being able to avoid "radar" made me laugh out loud. I also laughed when I saw the photo in the article.

This is serious and noteworthy though, the development of unmanned vehicles by Iran is serious business, after all, this stuff can be deployed from any vessel at sea and perform operations anywhere in the world. This is a good example where the lines between MIW and ASW are becoming blurred, and will create significant irregular warfare challenges at sea as a capability the US Navy must deal with. Is the Navy developing capabilities in the MIW and ASW space to locate and neutralize small unmanned underwater vehicles? Maybe we should first start by asking what kind of priority MIW gets period, and work from there.

Keep in mind, if Iran can export anti-ship missiles to Hezbollah, they can certainly export this type of equipment to a nonstate actor as well.