An autonomous drone boat, co-developed by Indian-American Vibhav Altekar, rescued two US Army Apache crew members after their helicopter was downed near the Strait of Hormuz.
This marks the first known use of an unmanned surface vessel
Jun 10, 2026
03:58 pm
What's the storyAn autonomous drone boat, the Corsair, developed by Texas-based Saronic Technologies, has made history by rescuing two crew members of a downed US Army Apache helicopter near the Strait of Hormuz.
This marks the first known use of an unmanned surface vessel for personnel recovery at sea.
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Two crew members of the US Army's Apache helicopter, which was downed near the Strait of Hormuz, were rescued by a drone boat…
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