US Navy autonomous drone boat rescues two pilots after Apache helicopter shot down in Strait of Hormuz.
An AH-64 Apache helicopter was shot down near the Strait of Hormuz off the coast of Oman. A Saronic Corsair autonomous surface vessel operated by Task Force 59 rescued the two crew members within approximately two hours. The pilots are in stable condition.
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All outlets report the rescue, but diverge on attribution: Axios and Washington Times state Iran shot down the helicopter as fact, while Defense One attributes that claim to CNN and Trump, and Jerusalem Post reports only that the helicopter was "shot down."
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“Drone boat helps rescue U.S. Army helicopter crew shot down near Strait of Hormuz”WT Washington Times RIGHT
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“For the first time ever: An autonomous drone boat rescues US pilots in Strait of Hormuz” · Jerusalem Post, Defense One, Axios
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