The battle for the Strait of Hormuz is shrouded in secrecy. But as growing numbers of ships make it through the narrow waterway, the US Navy is relying on a new generation of uncrewed boats, submarines and aerial drones to detect threats and keep its personnel out of harm’s way.
From solar-powered surveillance vessels to underwater mine-hunting drones, these systems are changing how America fights — and how it builds and buys its weapons.
How successful have these drone fleets been against Iran, and what does the US Navy have planned next?
Produced by Federica De Caria, Yasmin Butt, Jack Feeney
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