U.S. Navy Deploys Xbox-Controlled Laser Weapons To Counter Drones And Missiles In Strait Of Hormuz
The US military has deployed high-energy laser weapons on warships in the Strait of Hormuz and has used them against drones and other aerial threats.
The US military has deployed high-energy laser weapons on warships in the Strait of Hormuz and has used them against drones and other aerial threats.
Iraq’s state-owned Iraqi Oil Tanker Company has moved 2 million barrels of Iraqi crude oil beyond the Strait of Hormuz on a very large crude carrier.
Two oil tankers have reportedly been targeted by unidentified projectiles near the Strait of Hormuz, as per the report issued by UKMTO.
Crude loadings at Yanbu have been around 2 million barrels per day (bpd) since last week, according to estimates from two trade sources.
Refiners in India are chartering tankers, instead of using their own, to procure oil from Middle East suppliers and bring it to the country’s ports through the risky waters of the Hormuz.
UKMTO said that three vessels, including a crude oil tanker, an LNG tanker, and another vessel, were targeted by projectiles in the Strait of Hormuz.
A vessel was hit by an “unknown projectile” while sailing through the Strait of Hormuz on Monday evening, causing a fire on board.
The EU wants member states to send more warships to the Red Sea as merchant ships wait for naval escorts amid renewed Houthi attacks.
Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Navy has claimed it seized a second US military underwater drone in the Strait of Hormuz.
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