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US Navy surface drone used to rescue downed Apache crew in Hormuz

The post reports a U.S. Navy unmanned surface vessel (surface drone) locating and rescuing the two crew of a downed U.S. Apache near Oman. Using an unmanned surface platform for personnel recovery is a notable operational employment of USVs beyond ISR/strike roles and suggests expanding unmanned support missions in contested waters.

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civilian-incident2026-06-09US Apache helicopter downed in Strait of Hormuz; US says Iranian one-way attack drone involved
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