A Submarine Near Iran Fired a Torpedo at a U.S. Aircraft Carrier.lh

Simultaneously, the carrier made a subtle speed change. Not a dramatic evasive turn—just enough to alter the structure of its wake. Beneath the surface, small variations in flow and pressure can complicate a torpedo’s guidance calculations.

Only after gathering sufficient behavioral data did the ship release countermeasures.

Acoustic decoys entered the water, imitating the sound profile of a large vessel. For a brief moment, the torpedo reacted. Its track wavered, bending toward the false signal.