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Intel Update · 2026-07-18

Intel Update - July 18 - Back to War

…Russia is now routinely striking Ukrainian ships and the port of Adessa with long-range drones and unmanned surface vessels and all sides keep hitting hard this summer fighting season. So things continue to stay pretty…
The Wire · 2024-06-14

The Wire - June 14, 2024

…On Wednesday, Houthi forces successfully targeted the M/V TUTOR, a Greek-flagged cargo vessel (carrying coal) in the Red Sea. This attack was carried out via an Unmanned Surface Vessel (USV) and resulted in the…
The Wire · 2026-03-12

The Wire - March 12, 2026

…Last night two tanker vessels were struck by Iranian Unmanned Surface Vessels (USVs). Two explosive-laden small boats rammed into the side of two oil tankers that were anchored outside the port of Basrah. The two…
The Wire · 2024-10-03

The Wire - October 3, 2024

…Houthi targeting continues as before, with the successful strike of two western cargo vessels a few days ago. The M/T CORDELIA MOON and the M/V MARATHOPOLIS were struck by Houthi Unmanned Surface Vessels (USVs…
The Wire · 2026-07-13

The Wire - July 13, 2026

…At least one of the attacks this morning involved the United States conducting several Unmanned Surface Vessel attacks on the port of Bandar Abbas, targeting an Iranian submarine and several other warships. Analyst Comment: Other more…
The Wire · 2024-02-04

The Wire Weekly Rollup - February 4-10, 2024

…in Yemen and allegedly newly fielded weapon systems throughout the week sycom confirmed US forces regularly engaged unmanned surface vehicles or usvs that were allegedly being staged for an attack no additional details were provided regarding…
The Wire · 2026-08-05

The Wire - August 5, 2026

…This morning one merchant vessel reported being struck by an Unmanned Surface Vessel (USV) near the Bab el Mandeb Strait. The UKMTO reported the vessel as being sunk during the attack. The incident occurred so quickly…
The Wire · 2025-07-10

The Wire - July 10, 2025

…Two commercial vessels have been sunk off the coast of Yemen by Houthi forces over the past few days. On July 6th, the M/V MAGIC SEAS was struck by cruise missiles and Unmanned Surface Vessels
The Wire · 2026-08-10

The Wire - August 10, 2026

…This morning the Telegraph published a leak from within the Ministry of Defense, pertaining to the new K3 Unmanned Surface Vessels (USVs) that have been purchased by the Royal Marines. The leak alleges that some components…
The Wire · 2024-07-16

The Wire - July 16, 2024

…As a reminder CENTCOM and other US government agencies have modified the term “Unmanned Surface Vessels” to be “Uncrewed Surface Vessels”, due to the DoD’s policy on gender-neutral language. This policy to modify doctrinal…
The Wire · 2024-06-21

The Wire - June 21, 2024

…Over the past few days, CENTCOM has claimed to have destroyed several such Unmanned Surface Vessels (USVs), though it is not clear as to if this targeting was successful, or if it was conducted as an…
The Wire · 2024-07-05

The Wire - July 5, 2024

…Yesterday US forces allegedly destroyed two more Houthi Unmanned Surface Vessels (USVs), in addition to an alleged Houthi radar site in Yemen. -HomeFront- New York: A suspected drunk driver drove his vehicle into a crowd of…
The Wire · 2024-07-23

The Wire - July 23, 2024

…The vessel first reported being attacked by a drone, before being targeted by an Unmanned Surface Vessel (USV). This attack failed as the embarked security team successfully engaged the USV with small arms and crew-served…
The Wire · 2026-06-09

The Wire - June 9, 2026

…Of note, some sources are claiming that the rescue method for the downed aviators took the form of an unusual source...an American Unmanned Surface Vessel (USV). If this is true (which we may never know…
The Wire · 2024-02-16

The Wire - February 16, 2024

…Anti-Ship Cruise Missiles (ASCMs), Unmanned Surface Vehicles (USVs), and various Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAVs) have begun to be targeted daily by U.S. forces in the region. Over a dozen various strikes have been reported…
The Wire · 2026-06-05

The Wire - June 5, 2026

…One Sea-Baby Mark II (Avdiivka) type Unmanned Surface Vessel (USV) was discovered floating inside the port by workers at one of the oil terminals. Before Romanian EOD teams could respond to the scene and tow…
The Wire · 2025-06-03

The Wire - June 3, 2025

…Considering the bridge has been targeted relentlessly by unmanned surface vessels, Russia's security around this bridge is substantial. This seemingly unimportant detail seems unremarkable, but the bridge is also a considerable distance from any Ukrainian…
Intel Update · 2024-06-22

Intel Update June 22 - Wildfires, Shipping, and Cyber Events

…definitely adapting to American targeting and the they used an unmanned surface vessel basically a remote control boat uh to take out the merchant vessel tutor and it wasn't the ones that you would have…
Intel Update · 2024-07-20

Intel Update - July 20: Rooftops, Drones, and Blue Screens

…increasingly relied on usvs or unmanned surface vessels uh to attack commercial shipping one of the bigger ones that they actually published a propaganda video for was a merchant vessel chios lion uh which was a…
Intel Update · 2024-07-27

Intel Update - July 27 - Derailed Agendas

…mention the merchant vessel Pumba uh surviving uh uh several attacks actually uh because the Embark security team was able to shoot uh at the uh houthi drone boat the unmanned surface vessel and they were…