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US Sends Underwater Drones to Persian Gulf

The remote-controlled SeaFox hunts mines

By Dustin Lushing,  Newser Staff

Posted Jul 15, 2012 3:26 PM CDT

(Newser) – As tensions worsen with Iran, the US is adding a new weapon to its Persian Gulf arsenal: the underwater drone. Called the SeaFox, it's a 4-foot-long, remote-controlled submarine capable of hunting for undersea mines and detonating them, reports the Telegraph. Iran has been threatening...   Read full story »

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