The first moving naval “torpedo” was physically attached to the submarine that used it—with perhaps predictable results.

Reports on March 4, 2026, revealed that a U.S. Navy submarine sank the Iranian warship IRIS Dena using a torpedo in the Indian Ocean near Sri Lanka. A torpedo is a powerful underwater missile used in ...

Naval combat seems complicated enough, but if torpedoes have to directly impact their target to do damage, it'd be even harder. Do they require accuracy?

Old Tech, Hard To Defend Against. 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, U ...

After a U.S. submarine sank Iran’s IRIS Dena with a Mk 48 torpedo, attention turned to the Navy’s primary undersea weapon that first entered operational service in 1972.

The downing of the Iranian frigate IRIS Dena marks the first time an American submarine has destroyed an enemy warship in decades.

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The sinking of the IRIS Dena by an American submarine in the Indian Ocean and off the coast of Sri Lanka marks the first time the US sunk a ship with a torpedo after World War Two. What are torpedoes, ...

American defense technology company Anduril has rolled out its Copperhead-M – an Autonomous Underwater Vehicle (AUV) that provides uncrewed subs with the punch of a smart torpedo carrying up to 500 lb ...

Hyderabad-based VEM Technologies has partnered with German firm ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems (TKMS) to produce approximately 500 torpedoes annually for the Indian Navy. This teaming agreement, which ...