An American AH-64 Apache goes down near the Strait of Hormuz. Two soldiers are stranded in the water. The United States launches retaliatory strikes against Iran.
But the most important part of this story may not be the shootdown.
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For the first time, a U.S. military personnel recovery mission appears to have used an unmanned surface vessel to help rescue downed aircrew. Instead of sending another crew directly into danger, the Navy sent a drone boat.
In this video, I break down:
• What we know about the Apache incident
• Whether the helicopter was actually shot down
• Why the reported Shahed drone theory raises questions
• How Task Force 59's unmanned Corsair vessel rescued the crew
• Why this could change the future of combat search and rescue
• The U.S. retaliatory strikes against Iranian targets
• What this tells us about the future of warfare in the Persian Gulf
The Apache shootdown made headlines. The robot boat rescue may be the real story.
