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Sea drones and the new economics of naval denial

Geolocated10 min readMay 16, 2026

How a few hundred kilograms of explosives on a remote hull changed the calculus for surface fleets.

Uncrewed surface vessels turned the cost of threatening a warship upside down.

We map the verified strikes and what they imply for naval planning.

// Editorial note: claims in this report are verified against primary sources where possible. Footage is contextualized, never glorified. OPSEC-sensitive detail is withheld.