Which naval force doctrine uses FIAC swarm attacks?

• A. IRGC Navy
• B. IRIN
• C. US Navy
• D. Royal Navy

Answer: (A)

FIAC swarm attacks involve coordinating many small, fast inshore attack craft to overwhelm a larger ship’s defenses in shallow, coastal waters. This approach is a hallmark of the Iran Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy, which has developed and publicly demonstrated the use of fleets of fast boats to threaten ships in the Persian Gulf, exploiting speed, surprise, and mass to saturate defenses. The other navies described rely on different warfare concepts: the regular Iranian Navy focuses more on conventional surface warfare and missiles from larger platforms; the US Navy and Royal Navy emphasize blue-water power, aircraft, and longer-range systems rather than swarming small boats. Therefore, FIAC swarm doctrine is associated with the IRGC Navy.