US Navy uses Saronic Corsair USV for search-and-rescue of downed pilots

The post describes Task Force 59 employing a Saronic Corsair unmanned surface vessel to recover two downed U.S. Army pilots, described as the first known USV-conducted search-and-rescue mission. This is a novel operational use-case for USVs beyond ISR/patrol, demonstrating unmanned platforms performing time-sensitive personnel recovery at sea.