Deadly Sound Waves: Iran Has Deployed Unusual Weapons Against the U.S. Aircraft Carrier!

Published on April 26 by Russian media.

With the arrival of the third U.S. aircraft carrier in the Persian Gulf, the Middle East situation is now on the brink of boiling over.

The White House has ordered the destruction of any Iranian vessels, while Tehran is betting on asymmetric retaliation.

Artificial intelligence, "swarm fleets," and targeted hunting operations against America’s naval symbol—the aircraft carrier—have all come into play.

Military expert Yury Knutov, speaking to aif.ru, explained why the Pentagon should take seriously Iran’s new generation of naval weaponry.

The catalyst for this escalation was a directive from U.S. President Donald Trump ordering the Navy to destroy any mine-laden vessels discovered in the waters of the Strait of Hormuz—including small speedboats.

Washington clearly aims to quickly assert dominance, but Tehran has already prepared its asymmetric countermeasures.

According to satellite reconnaissance data, Iran has deployed a so-called “mosquito fleet” consisting of more than 30 high-speed missile boats equipped with anti-ship missiles to protect this strategic strait.

However, experts believe the real danger lies deeper and is far more cunning.

According to military expert Yury Knutov, Iran may not only possess conventional weapons but also mines equipped with artificial intelligence.

Differing from standard ordnance, these devices can selectively target specific ships.

“Iran has a powerful arsenal. The mines deployed are diverse: some buried at specific depths, others secured by buoys. They can be triggered by a ship’s noise or electromagnetic detonators. But theoretically, the sound waves of tankers, cargo ships, destroyers, and frigates can be recorded and stored in the detonator’s memory.

In this way, the mine can be precisely triggered at a specific moment,” Knutov explained.

The expert emphasized that establishing such a system is technically not complex.

Iran’s underwater drones and unmanned speedboats already operate on a similar principle.

These devices have pre-programmed digital images of targets: when approaching, they autonomously identify and attack with minimal operator intervention.

For the U.S. Navy, dealing with traditional moored mines remains manageable—equipped with mine-sweeping vessels and watch posts using automatic cannons to destroy threats—but facing autonomous systems presents a much graver challenge.

“The most dangerous are surface unmanned vessels; Iran possesses a considerable number of them. They will ram ships and cause damage. Underwater drones work similarly: lying in wait beneath the surface at around ten meters deep for hours, locating targets via sound before detonating. Iran has numerous means to trouble the U.S. Navy,” Knutov pointed out.

The expert concluded: as long as mine-sweeping vessels exist, there remains a chance to fight for maritime safety.

But against “suicide robot swarms” operating based on pre-set digital models, traditional defensive methods may prove ineffective.

Before the mine blockade issue is resolved, Tehran’s primary political and military objective remains destroying the “floating fortress”—the American aircraft carrier.

The expert noted that Iran may have acquired “carrier-killer” hypersonic anti-ship missiles from China.

The key issue lies in target acquisition, since carriers constantly maneuver and change course, tracing specialized air defense evasion curves at high speed.

Yet Tehran has found a weakness in this tactic.

Carriers only approach close to launch attacks. They enter range, launch fighter jets, conduct strikes, then retreat.

It is precisely during the aircraft recovery phase that the carrier is most vulnerable.

Iran will first target the carrier—even a single hit could become a major scandal for the U.S. and a victory for Iran,” concluded Knutov.

Tehran clearly understands: to win the psychological warfare in the Strait of Hormuz, it doesn’t need to sink a massive vessel.

It is enough to demonstrate that multi-billion-dollar warships under admirals’ command are utterly helpless against unmanned fleets and intelligent mines lurking beneath the seabed.

Original source: toutiao.com/article/1863491970464775/

Disclaimer: This article reflects the personal views of the author.