Iran's Submarine-Launched AI Drone—A Silent Threat Beneath the Waves

Iran has unveiled a submarine-launched AI-powered suicide drone—an autonomous weapon that could change the future of warfare.

Screengrab from X video posted by OSINTWarfare/X In a newly released video, a torpedo-shaped device surfaces from underwater, deploying a folding-wing drone that strikes a simulated target.

Unlike traditional drones, this AI-driven loitering munition operates without human control, making it harder to jam or disrupt.

Iran has long used drones for military strikes, even modifying cargo ships into floating launch platforms for loitering munitions.

If effective in real combat, this submarine-launched drone could pose a serious threat to naval forces by reducing reaction time for defense.

Iran claims it can also be deployed from autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs), further enhancing its stealth and unpredictability.

As AI-powered lethal drones become more common, the global arms race intensifies—are we ready for the future of autonomous warfare?