What is the sea drone that rescued US helicopter crew?
By _Mike Stone
June 9, 20269:24 PM GMT+5Updated 22 hours ago
Global autonomous reconnaissance craft (GARC) from Unmanned Surface Vessel Squadron (USVRON) 3 operate remotely ahead of the unit’s establishment ceremony at Naval Base Coronado in San Diego,… Purchase Licensing Rights
WASHINGTON, June 9 – A U.S. Navy drone rescued two Army helicopter crew members after their helicopter was shot down in ​the Middle East, in what was believed to be the ‌first known U.S. use of an unmanned military vessel to recover personnel at sea.
The Navy identified the rescue craft as a Saronic Corsair, a 24-foot (7.3-metre) autonomous ​surface vessel. The drone is part of the Pentagon’s push to ​expand unmanned vehicles alongside traditional assets.
