Explosive-Laden USVs Marks Sophisticated Shift in Asymmetric Warfare Tactics.

“USVs strike vessels at the waterline, and this, combined with the substantial warhead size, has the potential for significant water ingress and damage control issues,” Munro Anderson, head of operations at marine war risk and insurance specialist Vessel Protect told Reuters.In another emerging tactic, some of the USVs have been logged as potentially having dummies to resemble pirates in another psychological tactic aimed at confusing seafarers, an official with Greek maritime security company Diaplous said.

“In most cases we understand that the Houthis are using ‘spotters’ at sea, who often record the attack from a small distance, and on most (if not all) operations remotely steer the USV to the target,” MARISKS Maniatis added.