ISS Global / Investigation Report
Dive-LD at Hormuz
Capture, malfunction and the limits of the public evidence
- Issued
- Location
- Strait of Hormuz, Iran / Oman maritime region
- Incident date
- 8 September 2026 loss/recovery; reviewed to 4 October 2026
- Language
- English
- Document
- 12 pages · PDF · 1.9 MB
A retrospective examination of Iran’s recovery and display of a US-operated Anduril Dive-LD. The report distinguishes corroborated loss of custody and platform identification from disputed accounts of the recovery mechanism and unproven claims of technical exploitation.
Original report cover · Open PDF ↗Scope & reporting context
Developments reviewed through 4 October 2026, including Arabic and Persian sources. Covers geographic context, reconstruction, published imagery, platform examination, historical comparison, an evidence audit and reporting chronology. No exact recovery position, installed payload or exploitation yield is established. The later REMUS 600 claim is treated separately.
The complete PDF contains the report’s source register, assessments and limitations. Read those alongside any individual finding.