Iran captures US sub amid secret mission to clear Hormuz mines

One of the reasons for moving to uncrewed systems is to reduce the risk to life at the front line and reduce the political and diplomatic damage that happens if people are taken captive. It’s not a surprise that in a conflict zone, one side’s kit gets captured. And if that’s a USV (unmanned surface vehicle), so be it. There should be a lot of them. And ‘attritability’ is the key thing. The Americans should be able to carry on with the mission despite the loss of one platform.”