Großbritannien bereitet Drohnenschiff zur Minenjagd vor: Können Roboter iranische Seeminen räumen?

The UK is preparing to retrofit a Royal Fleet Auxiliary vessel with autonomous underwater drones capable of detecting and neutralising mines in the Strait of Hormuz to help allies get oil flowing again.

The RFA Lyme Bay, a Royal Fleet Auxiliary Bay-class amphibious support vessel, is expected to join a multinational operation alongside allies including the United States and France as part of security efforts.

Royal Navy mine countermeasure technology is aimed at “reducing risk to sailors while maintaining continuous clearance operations”, according to defence sources.

Defence sources describe the aim of multinational operations as creating “safe corridors” through which commercial tankers can pass, even if the wider area remains contested.

UK ministers have framed any such deployment as defensive in nature – however, Tehran could still view such activity as hostile if it is seen as undermining its leverage over shipping routes.

guess which ship is first to go and then you have to get involved…