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US Navy Corsair USV used for personnel recovery after Apache shootdown

The post describes what is presented as the first known use of an uncrewed surface vessel (Saronic Corsair USV) to execute a personnel recovery action during a military search-and-rescue mission after an AH-64 Apache was downed near Oman. It also notes AI-enabled maritime sensing/network management by CENTCOM Task Force 59 and references AI computer-vision FPV drones in Ukraine that can continue to target when GPS/links are denied.

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civilian-incident2026-06-08U.S. Apache crew rescued after being shot down by Iranian drone near Oman coast
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