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Iran Shot Down a U.S. Apache. A Robot Boat Pulled the Crew Out of the Sea - Scripps News
For the first time in military history, an unmanned drone boat rescued American soldiers stranded at sea — after Iran shot down their Apache helicopter near the Strait of Hormuz.
Scripps News Senior International Correspondent Jason Bellini breaks down how the U.S. Navy's Task Force 59 deployed a Saronic Technologies Corsair autonomous surface vessel to locate and recover the two-person crew, transporting them to safety within approximately two hours. - 06/09/2026.