(Military Times) Shawn Snow - Iranian small boat swarms, limpet mines and Tehran-backed forces armed with cruise and anti-ship missiles are just a few of the threats to shipping in the Persian Gulf. The U.S. conducted an exercise in December in the Arabian Gulf showing how U.S. Navy and Coast Guard ships can counter small boat threats with Griffin missiles. Other security measures taken on board U.S. warships have included the use of Marine light armored vehicles armed with the 25 mm bushmaster chain gun, parked on the flight deck. Marines toting anti-tank Javelin missiles could also counter small boat threats. In July, the Light Marine Air Defense Integrated System (LMADIS), parked on the deck of the amphibious assault ship Boxer, downed an Iranian drone near the Strait of Hormuz.
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