![A US Navy L3 Harris Arabian Fox Mast-13 drone boat and the US Coast Guard cutter John Scheuerman in the Strait of Hormuz on Wednesday. USCG via AP](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/ACFEH4BYTA3KWUS5LNYFDBQZ24.jpg?smart=true&auth=adaeebff9db1e1cb092bdfdd1f8fbb27f9dadaae210e35dda6f88e6bfe997d92&width=400&height=225)
A US Navy L3 Harris Arabian Fox Mast-13 drone boat and the US Coast Guard cutter John Scheuerman in the Strait of Hormuz on Wednesday. USCG via AP
A US Navy L3 Harris Arabian Fox Mast-13 drone boat and the US Coast Guard cutter John Scheuerman in the Strait of Hormuz on Wednesday. USCG via AP
US sails first drone boat through Strait of Hormuz
Navy's autonomous craft is being tested in the Gulf region where the US often faces fraught encounters with Iranian forces