US official says a US military underwater drone malfunctioned more than a day ago in the Middle East

Newsquawk Staff · 8 Sept 2026, 18:14 UTC

The craft was an older model that had not collected sensitive data and carried no classified sonar or radar, and that the loss resulted from the malfunction rather than an Iranian action.
US operations in the area continue.

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