In 1866, Whitehead invented the first effective self-propelled torpedo, the eponymous Whitehead torpedo, the first modern torpedo. French and German inventions followed closely, and the term …

Torpedo, cigar-shaped, self-propelled underwater missile, launched from a submarine, surface vessel, or airplane and designed for exploding upon contact with the hulls of surface vessels and submarines.

1 day ago · Reports on March 4, 2026, revealed that a U.S. Navy submarine sank the Iranian warship IRIS Dena using a torpedo in the Indian Ocean near Sri Lanka. A torpedo is a powerful underwater …

2 days ago · The United States Navy torpedo is one of the most technically sophisticated, most feared, and — as of March 4, 2026 — most historically consequential underwater weapon in modern naval …

1 day ago · The downing of the Iranian frigate IRIS Dena marks the first time an American submarine has destroyed an enemy warship in decades.

1 day ago · War Secretary Pete Hegseth announced that a U.S. submarine torpedo strike sank an Iranian warship in a first enemy ship sinking since World War II.

1 day ago · A single Mk-48 torpedo achieved "immediate effect" on an Iranian frigate, which was operating in the Indian Ocean, the Pentagon confirmed.

1 day ago · Since 1991, Navy subs have launched scores of cruise missiles in combat, but the torpedo attack off Sri Lanka is a return to form after 80 years.

The Pentagon has released footage of the moment a U.S. submarine sank an Iranian ship with a torpedo in the Indian Ocean on Tuesday. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth confirmed the attack at a ...

Robert Whitehead’s Invention: The modern torpedo was pioneered by Robert Whitehead, an English engineer. In 1866, he developed the first self-propelled torpedo in Fiume (modern-day Rijeka, …