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civilian-incident2026-06-09 00:00 UTC
U.S. Navy unmanned surface drone rescued downed Apache crew off Oman after Iran engagement
U.S. officials said an AH-64 Apache was brought down over/near the Strait of Hormuz after being engaged by an Iranian Shahed-136, and the two aviators were rescued by a U.S. Navy unmanned surface vessel. The remotely piloted Corsair unmanned surface vessel ferried the crew to a sea rendezvous for helicopter extraction.
DETAILS
Type
civilian-incident
Occurred
2026-06-09 00:00
Reported
2026-06-10
Location
Off the coast of Oman / Strait of Hormuz
Coordinates
21.0000, 57.0037
Confidence
72 / 100
DAMAGE ASSESSMENT
AH-64 Apache attack helicopter downed; crew recovered at sea by U.S. Navy unmanned surface vessel and later extracted by helicopter.
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