The Apache helicopter was shot down by Iran.
Katherine Boyle#1039
The unmanned surface vessel, a Saronic Corsair, located the Apache crew, who had spent two hours in the waters off the coast of Oman and brought them to shore https://www.wsj.com/world/middle-east/apache-helicopter-crash-coast-oman-4de26c6d @jmalsin @shelbyholliday
Many praised the Saronic Corsair autonomous vessel for rescuing the Apache crew with advanced technology and called it an exciting milestone that saves lives, while a few criticized the related military engagement as wasteful.
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A Saronic Corsair unmanned surface vessel rescued the Army AH-64 Apache crew after they crashed near the Strait of Hormuz in the waters of Oman yesterday, the first-ever rescue of downed aircrew by a drone boat -WSJ
Two US aviators went down near the Strait of Hormuz. DoW used an autonomous @Saronic Corsair to find and bring them home - the 1st drone rescue at sea in military history.
This is why we build: to keep our troops safe. This was science fiction. American builders made it real 🇺🇸.
According to the Washington Post’s @DanLamothe, the U.S. Navy drone that aided in the rescue of two U.S. Apache helicopter crew members was a Saronic Technologies Corsair unmanned surface vessel (USV). First deployed in the U.S. Central Command AOR in March of this year, the USV reportedly picked up the two soldiers and then took them to a secondary location where a waiting helicopter hoisted them up. Such a rescue would be the first time that such a system was used in this role.
Go @Saronic 🛥️🇺🇸
Amazing!
“The unmanned surface vessel, a Saronic Corsair, located the crew, who had spent two hours in the waters off the coast of Oman and brought them to shore.”
Never been prouder of the @Saronic team. 🇺🇸💪🚀
Incredibly cool to hear about the involvement of @Saronic's Corsair unmanned surface vessel in the search & rescue operation for the downed Apache crew in the Strait of Hormuz.
This is the way.
“The unmanned surface vessel, a Saronic Corsair, located the crew, who had spent two hours in the waters off the coast of Oman and brought them to shore.”
Never been prouder of the @Saronic team. 🇺🇸💪🚀
American Dynamism at its best.
@Saronic is remarkable.
@Saronic's Corsair rescued stranded American pilots from the Strait of Hormuz. In the first article from Arena 008: At Sea, we go inside the company building these boats. Out tomorrow.
This entire event will be confusing as hell for posterity.
"What do you mean you used a robot boat to rescue two human helicopter pilots in a war zone?"
"Ha ha gramps, you had robot boats but not robot helicopters that's a good one."
Note that Homer's depiction of war chariots also doesn't quite make sense.
This was an absolutely massive win for @Saronic
And by extension the broader US Defense Tech Ecosystem
And also the American Warfighter
I’m not an investor in Saronic but believe in giving praise when it’s due
Bravo 👏
Sketched this up as we were founding it. Amazing.
In the Summer of 2022 @MavrookasD asked @8vc's design team to mock up scenes of what it would look like to have an autonomous vessel rescue a warfighter in distress. Almost exactly 4 years later @Saronic is worth 9.25bn and is rescuing warfighters in distress. 🚀
Autonomous surface vessels rescued two Americans last night. 🇺🇸
TRUMP: IRANIANS SHOT DOWN ONE OF OUR HELICOPTERS LAST NIGHT, US MUST RESPOND TO IRAN ATTACK
https://www.wsj.com/world/middle-east/apache-helicopter-crash-coast-oman-4de26c6d
Two US aviators went down near the Strait of Hormuz. DoW used an autonomous @Saronic Corsair to find and bring them home - the 1st drone rescue at sea in military history.
This is why we build: to keep our troops safe. This was science fiction. American builders made it real 🇺🇸.
@KTmBoyle @Saronic When we talk about tech saving lives on team American Dynamism, we mean it literally.
“The unmanned surface vessel, a Saronic Corsair, located the crew, who had spent two hours in the waters off the coast of Oman and brought them to shore.”
Never been prouder of the @Saronic team. 🇺🇸💪🚀
It took under 2 years to go from prototype to scaled production to lives saved in the news.
Deployments will continue to ramp, and ASVs will become a cornerstone of the US Navy.
I am incredibly proud of my time working on Corsair and of the @Saronic team’s continued progress.
“The unmanned surface vessel, a Saronic Corsair, located the crew, who had spent two hours in the waters off the coast of Oman and brought them to shore.”
Never been prouder of the @Saronic team. 🇺🇸💪🚀
Big success for @Saronic!
“The unmanned surface vessel, a Saronic Corsair, located the crew, who had spent two hours in the waters off the coast of Oman and brought them to shore.”
Never been prouder of the @Saronic team. 🇺🇸💪🚀
@KTmBoyle @rmcentush @Saronic Must hav something to do with this.
https://www.navalnews.com/naval-news/2025/03/saronic-and-palantir-announce-partnership-in-autonomous-naval-capabilities/
@arenamagdotcom @Saronic Well done, @Saronic 's Corsair!
The Apache crew spent two hours in the water as darkness fell - described by a senior U.S. official as a "hand of God" moment. A drone found them.
@KTmBoyle @Saronic Wow.
@KTmBoyle @Saronic Incredible.
