Cameras missing from US Navy drones briefly seized by Iran, Pentagon says
It remains unclear whether Iran's navy took the cameras or whether they became dislodged when hauled onto the deck of the frigate IRIN Jamaran in the Red Sea last week.
The cameras onboard two unmanned, unarmed sea drones operated by the US Navy in Middle Eastern waters are missing after the devices were briefly captured by the Iranian navy last week.
The United States' unmanned Saildrone Explorers use commercially available technology and do not contain sensitive information, Pentagon press secretary Brig. Gen. Pat Ryder told reporters on Tuesday.
The US Fifth Fleet’s new Task Force 59 has been deploying Saildrones and other unmanned surface vessels (USVs) in an effort to better monitor maritime traffic in Middle Eastern waterways using unmanned technology linked to an artificial intelligence network.
The Wall Street Journal first reported that the two Saildrones’ cameras were missing after the crew of the Iranian navy frigate Jamaran hauled in the devices while transiting the Red Sea last week.
