US Sea Drone Rescues 2 Apache Crew Near Hormuz in First Such Operation
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Updated · BBC.com · Jun 9
US Sea Drone Rescues 2 Apache Crew Near Hormuz in First Such Operation
3 articles · Updated · BBC.com · Jun 9
Summary
Two US Army crew members were pulled from waters near Oman by an American uncrewed surface vessel after their AH-64 Apache crashed during a patrol near the Strait of Hormuz.
US officials told CBS News it was the first rescue of its kind by US forces, carried out by a Task Force 59 sea drone described by one official as having a speedboat-like design.
The cause remains unclear—ranging from a mechanical problem to possible Iranian fire—and the crash is under investigation as Washington expands unmanned maritime operations in the Middle East.