The use of a sea drone to rescue two US Army aviators apparently shot down by Iran underscores the growing importance of such vessels in Washington's naval operations, analysts said Wednesday.Military officials told US media the operation near the Strait of Hormuz on Monday was their first-ever rescue carried out by drone at sea, with an operator piloting from afar.Drone warfare has already taken huge leaps during Russia's invasion of Ukraine, including the use of unmanned vehicles to recover wounded soldiers from frontline areas.

A U.S. Navy drone boat rescued two Army aviators after their Apache helicopter went down near the coast of Oman.

Elite US airborne troops from the 82nd Airborne Division were among the American forces involved in leading the rescue operation.

The cause of an Apache helicopter crash near the Strait of Hormuz that led to the U.S. military's first-ever sea drone rescue is under investigation.

A U.S. Navy drone boat rescued two Army aviators after their Apache helicopter went down near the coast of Oman

A US Navy drone boat rescued American crew members who crashed off the coast of Oman, the US Central Command (CENTCOM) told Al Arabiya English on Tuesday,

The U.S. military utilized a naval sea drone to rescue two Army pilots after their helicopter went down near the Strait of Hormuz on Monday.

US Navy’s Task Force 59 achieved the drone rescue at sea near Strait of Hormuz.

By Phil Stewart and Jarrett RenshawJune 9 (Reuters) - In a first, a Navy surface drone found and rescued two crew members from an Army Apache attack helicopter that went down in…

Corsair, unveiled in October 2024, is 24 feet long. It can travel 1,000 nautical miles and hit 35 knots.

The rescue of two US Army helicopter crew members by a Navy drone has spotlighted Task Force 59, the US Navy’s first dedicated unmanned systems unit, based

US Apache helicopter down near Strait of Hormuz as Trump blames Iran and vows response; first-ever US drone-assisted sea rescue saves two pilots.

A U.S. Navy Sea Drone rescued two Apache pilots near the Strait of Hormuz in a first-of-its-kind rescue.

The unmanned vessel, made by Texas-based Saronic, was sent to the region in March.

After Iran's downing of an Apache helicopter, it's believed to be the first known US use of an unmanned military vessel to recover personnel at sea.

Tras recuperar a los dos tripulantes, el sistema no tripulado los trasladó hasta un punto de recogida donde posteriormente fueron evacuados por un helicóptero.

A look at the US Corsair sea drone used in a first of its kind mission to rescue two helicopter crew shot down near the Strait of Hormuz.

Two crew members of the US Army's Apache helicopter, which was downed near the Strait of Hormuz, were rescued by a drone boat developed by a Texas-based company with…

Two crew members of the US Army’s Apache helicopter, which was downed near the Strait of Hormuz, were rescued by a drone boat developed by a Texas-based company with…

A sea drone developed by a company co-founded by an Indian-American was used in the historic rescue of US crew from downed Apache chopper near Hormuz. | World News

Saronic Technologies' Corsair autonomous surface vessel rescued two US pilots after Iran downed their Apache helicopter