The US just torpedoed an Iranian ship. Here’s why this old tech is hard to defend against
- Written by James Dwyer, Lecturer, School of Social Sciences, University of Tasmania
A US submarine sank the Iranian frigate IRIS Dena off the southern coast of Sri Lanka on Wednesday, killing 87 people.
The submarine struck the ship with a torpedo, US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said, resulting in “quiet death”.
The event marks the first time a US submarine has launched a torpedo in combat or engaged and destroyed a...





