Explained: What is a torpedo as the US sinks Iranian warship IRIS Dena in the Indian Ocean

Reports on March 4, 2026, revealed that a U.S. Navy submarine sank the Iranian warship IRIS Dena using a torpedo in the ...

'Quiet Death': What to know about the American torpedo that sank Iranian warship, killing 87

After a U.S. submarine sank Iran’s IRIS Dena with a Mk 48 torpedo, attention turned to the Navy’s primary undersea weapon ...
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A Short History of Naval Torpedoes

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

A US submarine just sank an Iranian warship. Here’s how they did it

A US submarine sank the Iranian frigate IRIS Dena off the southern coast of Sri Lanka on Wednesday, killing 87 people. The ...

That Torpedo That Sank Iran Ship: Old Tech, Hard To Defend Against

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 ...

IRIS Dena ship sinking: What is the Mark 48 torpedo used by the US Navy to sink the Iranian Navy ship?

The US released footage of a Mark-48 torpedo sinking Iran's IRIS Dena frigate in the Indian Ocean, killing over 80 sailors.
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Explained | 'Quiet death' to Iranian ship: What is a torpedo that sunk the IRIS Dena off Sri Lanka coast?

A US submarine strike that sank an Iranian vessel near Sri Lanka has drawn attention to one of the deadliest underwater weapons. Here is how torpedoes work, their origins from early explosives to ...
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Sharrow Engineering, MSC secure torpedo contract

The US Navy has awarded a Phase I Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) contract jointly to Sharrow Engineering and Materials Sciences Corporation (MSC) for the development of next-generation ...