Sea drone rescues US army helicopter crew near Strait of Hormuz
The uncrewed vessel - which looks similar to a speedboat - rescued the two soldiers from an Apache helicopter that went down on Monday.
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The uncrewed vessel - which looks similar to a speedboat - rescued the two soldiers from an Apache helicopter that went down on Monday.
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