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德拉甘弗莱公司首席执行官卡梅伦·切尔警告称，只要能短暂接触被俘获的美国硬件，德黑兰就能获得“直接战术优势”，并让美国提高戒备等级
作者：艾玛·巴西 福克斯新闻频道
发布时间：2026年9月15日 美国东部时间晚8:56
专家警告：伊朗发起“蓄意”无人机搜寻行动，旨在破解美军规避防御的方法
德拉甘弗莱公司首席执行官卡梅伦·切尔警告称，被俘获的美国无人机可能会泄露其传感器、战术和战场弱点。
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无人机专家周二警告称，伊朗正刻意在霍尔木兹海峡针对美国海军无人机展开行动，以搜集美国监视能力的相关情报，并学习如何规避美军防御系统。
他们表示，德黑兰的战略是经过协调的，即便未泄露机密数据，其行动也会暴露美国海军在全球最脆弱的海上咽喉要道开展战区行动的关键细节。
据报道，9月14日海湾地区紧张局势升级，美军摧毁了两艘伊朗小艇，此前伊斯兰革命卫队（IRGC）试图扣押在该区域巡逻的美国无人水面舰艇（USV），这一警告正是在此时发出的。
美军周末发动“自卫打击”袭击伊朗
一艘货船2026年4月22日周三在波斯湾驶向霍尔木兹海峡。（美联社照片）
伊朗国家媒体最初称此次事件是美国袭击民用渔船，伊朗官员则称在卡尔甘海岸附近和拉腊克岛附近开展搜救行动，声称当地渔民失踪。
美国中央司令部（CENTCOM）发言人蒂姆·霍金斯上尉周二证实了此次扣押企图。
霍金斯表示：“伊朗小艇近期试图接管一艘美国无人水面舰艇，但在中央司令部强力反击后未能得逞。”
“这艘水面无人机仍处于美军作战控制之下。”
美国无人机制造商德拉甘弗莱首席执行官卡梅伦·切尔在接受福克斯新闻数字频道采访时表示：“目前海峡地区无人机相关的所有动向——包括伊朗发起的各类情报搜集任务——我们都必须明确，这是经过精心策划、绝对蓄意的无人机捕获行动。”
五角大楼将无人机采购预算从2.25亿美元飙升至550亿美元，因廉价攻击蜂群压垮美军防御
9月8日的事件中，伊朗俘获了由国防承包商安杜里尔公司制造的Dive-LD自主水下无人机。（伊朗伊斯兰革命卫队/西亚新闻通讯社/路透社提供图片）
切尔警告称，即便只是短暂检查被俘获的无人机，也能让德黑兰快速掌握优势，了解美国如何开展监视行动以及如何对抗这些系统。
“如果伊朗俘获一架无人机，就能让他们获得直接战术优势，”切尔说道。
“这或许不会获取具体的机密数据，但能让他们了解战区作战情况，在任何时候都能占据优势。我丝毫不会怀疑局势正在升级。”
“仅仅获取零星情报就能拼凑出完整图景，为他们提供不同的攻击计划、作战方案，以及了解美军可能的行动方向。我会非常惊讶，如果这不是一项持续推进的行动的话。”
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美国海军“新奥尔良”号（LPD 18）上的海军陆战队在阿拉伯海对伊朗实施海上封锁行动期间值守。据美国中央司令部称，截至目前，已有44艘商业船舶被要求掉头或返回港口。（美国中央司令部提供图片）
伊朗试图俘获无人机的行动凸显了霍尔木兹海峡日益加剧的安全动荡。这条至关重要的国际航运航道自今年2月战争爆发以来，商业通航量已降至历史低位以下。
切尔强调，过去六个月内，任何能够接触到被俘获硬件的机会，都能让伊朗军方评估机上的敏感传感器。
“这实际上关乎整个情报基础设施的运作大局，比如海军的情报体系，”切尔说道。
“另一个重要点在于，当他们拿到这些无人机时——哪怕只是在不得不撤离或任务中止前匆匆瞥上几眼——他们也能真正了解机上搭载的传感器类型。”
伊朗称其小型潜艇已部署至霍尔木兹海峡，专家解释威胁：“易被侦测”
2026年3月3日，两架F/A-18超级大黄蜂战斗机从美国海军尼米兹级航空母舰“亚伯拉罕·林肯”号飞行甲板起飞，在一处未公开地点执行针对伊朗的“史诗 Fury”行动空袭任务。（美国海军/路透社提供图片）
“这能让他们全面了解如何发动攻击并规避现有传感设备，”切尔继续说道。
“他们能了解如何对抗或破解搜集到的情报，并可能将该设计应用到自身装备的进攻性武器中。”
此次局势升级还发生在9月8日伊朗俘获安杜里尔公司制造的Dive-LD自主水下无人机事件之后。
安杜里尔首席执行官帕尔默·勒基表示，该无人机的设计初衷是在“对人类过于危险、被俘获风险极高”的环境中执行任务。
“我不能透露细节，但在被俘获前的数月里，它发挥了重大价值，”勒基补充道。
伊朗无人机蜂群挑战美国防空系统，中东美军面临日益严峻的威胁
“我们的逆向工程师开箱仪式，明天上午！”伊朗驻海得拉巴大使馆也在X平台上写道。
不过美国海军代表表示，被找回的无人机是老旧型号，因故障沉入水中。
“美方已经意识到这些是高价值目标，这决定了他们使用和保护无人机的地点与方式，”切尔指出。
“我不怀疑被俘获的水下无人机上带有敏感信息，但这不是重点。再说一遍，重点是，他们想要了解正在搜集的装备和情报类型，或是查看日志以了解无人机的行踪。这一切都让美国提高了戒备等级。”
伊朗此前曾利用俘获的美国资产——包括2011年 seized 的RQ-170“哨兵”隐形无人机——来提升本国技术实力并进行地区宣传。
时任美国总统巴拉克·奥巴马曾公开要求德黑兰归还该战机。伊朗后来声称已对该平台进行逆向工程，制造出国产仿制品。
2022年，美国海军巡逻舰和MH-60S“海鹰”直升机在海湾地区拦截了一艘试图拖曳“风帆勇者”号水面舰艇的伊朗海军船只。
情报机构警告：俄罗斯正准备对北约东翼发动混合攻击
伊朗此前曾利用俘获的美国资产——包括2011年 seized 的RQ-170“哨兵”隐形无人机——来提升本国技术实力并进行地区宣传。（路透社/塞帕赫新闻社/提供图片）
“伊朗过去确实有过此类尝试，有时还得手了，”切尔说道，并指出华盛顿“非常、非常认真地”对待这一威胁。
“在其他案例中，他们也曾俘获帆船型无人机，例如，并试图将其带回伊朗领土——”切尔提到了RQ-170被俘事件：“不少伊朗无人机看起来与RQ系列无人机惊人相似。”
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“不过，当美方得知无人机被俘获后，他们会相应调整战术和作战部署，”切尔总结道。他的公司已获得加拿大政府一份为期五年的合同，为加拿大武装部队提供低成本战术情报、监视和侦察无人航空系统。
“毫无疑问，自主系统和无人系统是战争的新标准，”切尔说道。
艾玛·巴西是福克斯新闻数字频道的突发新闻撰稿人。加入福克斯之前，她曾在《每日电讯报》美国夜班团队工作，涉及外交、政治、新闻、体育和文化等多个版面。
Iran’s drone hunt escalates as Tehran targets US spy tech to expose battlefield secrets
2026-09-15T20:56:10-04:00 / Fox News
Draganfly CEO Cameron Chell warned that brief access to captured U.S. hardware could give Tehran an “immediate tactical advantage” and puts the U.S. on higher alert
By Emma Bussey Fox News
Published September 15, 2026 8:56pm EDT
Iran launches ‘deliberate’ drone hunts to expose how to evade US defenses, expert warns
Draganfly CEO Cameron Chell warns captured US drones can reveal sensors, tactics and battlefield vulnerabilities.
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Iran is deliberately targeting U.S. naval drones in the Strait of Hormuz to gather intelligence on American surveillance capabilities and learn how to evade U.S. defenses, drone experts warned Tuesday.
Tehran’s strategy is coordinated, they said, and involves exposing critical insights into U.S. Navy theater operations in the world’s most vulnerable maritime choke point even when classified data is uncompromised.
The warning came as tensions escalated in the Gulf region Sept. 14 after the U.S. military destroyed two Iranian small boats amid an attempted seizure by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) of an American unmanned surface vessel (USV) patrolling the area, according to reports.
US MILITARY ATTACKS IRAN IN ‘SELF-DEFENSE STRIKES’ OVER WEEKEND
A cargo ship sails in the Persian Gulf toward the Strait of Hormuz, Wednesday, April 22, 2026.(AP Photo)
Iranian state media initially said the incident was a U.S. strike on civilian fishing vessels while its officials reported search-and-rescue operations off the coast of Kargan and near Larak Island, claiming local fishermen were missing.
U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) spokesperson Capt. Tim Hawkins confirmed the attempted seizure on Tuesday.
“Iranian small boats recently attempted to take possession of a U.S. unmanned surface vessel, but they were unsuccessful after CENTCOM forcefully responded,” Hawkins said.
“The surface drone remains under U.S. operational control.”
“What’s going on with drones generally in the Strait right now—when we see all these types of intel capture missions that Iran is launching—we need to make no mistake that these are very coordinated, absolutely deliberate drone capture missions,” Cameron Chell, CEO of U.S. drone manufacturer Draganfly, told Fox News Digital.
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The Sept. 8 incident involved Iran’s capture of a Dive-LD autonomous underwater drone manufactured by defense contractor Anduril.(IRGC/WANA (West Asia News Agency /Handout via REUTERS)
Chell warned that even a brief examination of a captured drone provides Tehran with a quick win by revealing how the U.S. conducts surveillance and how to counter those systems.
“If Iran captures a drone, it could give them an immediate tactical advantage,” Chell said.
“It may not yield specific classified data, but it gives insight into the theater of operations, which at any given moment offers an advantage. I wouldn’t doubt it for a heartbeat that it is escalating.”
“Just getting little tidbits of intel starts to paint a picture, giving them different attack plans, battle plans, and thoughts on what the U.S. might be doing. I would be very surprised if this wasn’t an ongoing effort.”
WHO CONTROLS THE STRAIT OF HORMUZ RIGHT NOW? HERE’S WHAT THE SHIP TRAFFIC ACTUALLY SHOWS
U.S. Marines aboard USS New Orleans (LPD 18) stand watch in the Arabian Sea during naval blockade operations against Iran. As of today, 44 commercial vessels have been directed to turn around or return to port, according to U.S. Central Command.(U.S. Central Command)
Iran’s attempts to capture drones underscore growing security volatility in the Strait of Hormuz, the vital international shipping lane where commercial transit has fallen below historic levels since the war broke out in February.
Chell emphasized that any access to captured hardware over the last six months would allow Iranian forces to evaluate sensitive onboard sensors.
“It really speaks to the bigger picture of how the whole intelligence infrastructure works of, say, the Navy, for example,” Chell said.
“The other important thing is that when they get their hands on these drones—even if they’re only able to spend some time glimpsing at them before they have to evacuate or abort a mission—is they get a real understanding of the types of sensors on them.”
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Two F/A-18 Super Hornets launch from the flight deck of the U.S. Navy Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln in support of the Operation Epic Fury attack on Iran from an undisclosed location March 3, 2026.(U.S. Navy/Handout via Reuters)
“That gives them a complete picture of how they can launch attacks and evade the type of sensing equipment out there,” Chell continued.
“They can understand how to counter or measure the intelligence being gathered, and potentially use that design offensively in their own equipment.”
The latest escalation also follows a Sept. 8 incident involving Iran’s capture of a Dive-LD autonomous underwater drone manufactured by defense contractor Anduril.
While Anduril CEO Palmer Luckey said the drone was designed to operate in “environments too dangerous for humans where capture is an expected possibility.”
“I can’t get into the details, but it provided significant value for months before capture,” Luckey added.
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“Unboxing ceremony by our reverse engineers, tomorrow morning!” Iran’s embassy in Hyderabad also wrote on X.
U.S. Navy representatives however, said the recovered drone was an older model that had malfunctioned and gone dead in the water.
“The U.S. being alert to the fact that these are high-value targets dictates where and how they use and protect them,” Chell noted.
“I don’t doubt that the captured underwater drone had sensitive information on it, but that’s not the point. Again, the point is, they want to see the type of equipment and information being gathered, or view logs to see where it has been. This all just puts the U.S. on higher alert.”
Tehran has previously leveraged captured U.S. assets—including an RQ-170 Sentinel stealth drone seized in 2011—to bolster domestic technology and regional propaganda.
Then-President Barack Obama publicly asked Tehran to return the aircraft. Iran later claimed it reverse-engineered the platform to build domestic lookalikes.
In 2022, a U.S. Navy patrol ship and an MH-60S Seahawk helicopter intercepted an Iranian naval vessel attempting to tow a Saildrone surface vessel in the Gulf.
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Tehran has previously leveraged captured U.S. assets—including an RQ-170 Sentinel stealth drone seized in 2011—to bolster domestic technology and regional propaganda.(REUTERS/Sepah News.ir/ Handout)
“Iran actually has a history of attempting this in the past, and at times has been successful,” Chell said, noting Washington takes the threat “very, very seriously.”
“In other instances where they’ve gotten sail ship drones, for example, and tried to bring them into Iranian territory—” Chell said, pointing back to the RQ-170 seizure: “a number of Iranian drones look suspiciously like the RQ line.”
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“Still, when the U.S. knows a drone has been captured, they adjust their tactics and operational overview accordingly,” Chell, whose firm has been awarded a five-year contract by the Government of Canada to provide low-cost tactical intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance uncrewed aircraft systems to the Canadian Armed Forces, concluded.
“There is no question that autonomy and unmanned systems are the new standard in warfare,” Chell said.
Emma Bussey is a breaking news writer for Fox News Digital. Before joining Fox, she worked at The Telegraph with the U.S. overnight team, across desks including foreign, politics, news, sport and culture.
