If I were the Secretary of War.
I recently learned about Iran’s ghost fleet of oil tankers that Iran uses to circumvent the international sanctions on its oil exports. As much as 5 million barrels of crude are being transferred Ship to Ship [STS] to Chinese tankers daily in the Malacca Strait. Our Virginia 774 class submarines haven’t had the MQ-9B SeaGuardians integrated into the weapon control system. I would make that integration a priority for the Navy.The SeaGuardian drones have an on-station endurance of up to 40 hours in loitering configuration. Our SSN 774s could destroy targets without revealing their presence. Iran is…