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civilian-incident2026-06-08 00:00 UTC
US Navy Task Force 59 uses Saronic Corsair USV to rescue two downed US Army pilots near Oman
A US Navy unmanned task force used a Saronic Corsair unmanned surface vessel to rescue two US Army pilots after their AH-64 helicopter went down while patrolling waters near Oman. CENTCOM said the rescue took about two hours and the pilots were stable.
DETAILS
Type
civilian-incident
Occurred
2026-06-08 00:00
Reported
2026-06-09
Location
Regional waters near Oman (Middle Eastern waters)
Coordinates
21.0000, 57.0037
Killed
0
Confidence
66 / 100
DAMAGE ASSESSMENT
AH-64 attack helicopter went down; pilots recovered alive by USV; no further damage details provided.
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