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Iran claimed it captured an advanced U.S. Anduril Dive-LD submarine drone near the Strait of Hormuz. CENTCOM dismissed it as an older, defective, non-sensitive unit that malfunctioned.
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Actual photograph of an Anduril LD-Dive reconnaissance submersible. The following information was AI generated and only constitutes an overview based upon algorithms that are prone to misinterpretation; this is a best effort to provide information about the Anduril.

Manufactured by defense technology firm Anduril Industries, the Dive-LD is an approximately 19-foot-long, 3-ton autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) designed for high-risk maritime operations. Built with a modular, 3D-printed exterior, it can operate uncrewed for up to 10 days to perform missions like intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance (ISR), seabed mapping, and mine countermeasures.

The system recently drew international attention when Iranian state media and the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) published imagery of an intact unit allegedly captured near the Strait of Hormuz. While Iranian officials framed the recovery of the advanced submersible as a major intelligence prize, U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) downplayed the incident, noting that the device was an older, defective model that had been malfunctioning and "dead in the water" prior to recovery. CENTCOM also emphasized that the unit carried no classified radar, sonar, or sensitive data. Because these autonomous platforms are designed as "attritable" assets built to be risked in dangerous environments, minor operational losses can occur during active deployments.

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