Iran's IRGC tried to seize a U.S. Navy unmanned surface vessel in the Strait of Hormuz, but U.S. forces intervened and destroyed two Iranian boats before they could capture the drone. Former F-15E Strike Eagle and Thunderbird pilot Max Afterburner breaks down what happened, why unmanned Navy systems matter, and how the American sensor-to-shooter kill chain operates in one of the world's most dangerous waterways.

We also examine Iran's disputed claim that the tanker El Gaia struck a naval mine in the Strait of Hormuz, CENTCOM's competing account, escalating Houthi missile and drone attacks on Saudi Arabia, new Saudi and Yemeni airstrikes in Yemen, and the growing battle over maritime security.

In today's Global Roundup: Lockheed Martin expands its Vectis autonomous combat-aircraft program, an Italian NATO Typhoon shoots down an unidentified drone over Lithuania, and Ukraine signals it could halt strikes on Russian energy infrastructure if Moscow reciprocates.

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