MIflyer
Captain
Back when the USAF was seeking a new long range rescue helicopter and to everyone's horror selected a version of the H-46, I said that the future of that mission should feature a single fairly small chopper controlling a number of similar sized drone copters.
An Apache helicopter that crashed into the sea on Monday was shot down by Iran while patrolling over the Strait of Hormuz, President Trump said Tuesday, vowing to "respond to this attack."
"There were two pilots involved, both are safe and uninjured," Mr. Trump wrote. "Nevertheless, the United States must, of necessity, respond to this attack."
Two U.S. officials tell CBS News initial reports indicate an Iranian drone apparently took down the Apache helicopter. One of the officials said it's not clear if the drone deliberately attacked the helicopter.
The two crew members were rescued by a sea drone in the first such operation ever carried out by the U.S. military, officials told CBS News.
The surface drone rescued the soldiers and transported them to another location on the water where they were then hoisted up to a helicopter for further transport, according to a U.S. official.
The two U.S. Army soldiers on the Apache had been patrolling waters off the coast of Oman when the crash happened. They were rescued at about 7:30 p.m. Eastern time on Monday, "within approximately two hours" of their AH-64 Apache going down.
They were both in stable condition, CENTCOM said in its Tuesday statement on X, adding, "the cause of the incident is under investigation."
An Apache helicopter that crashed into the sea on Monday was shot down by Iran while patrolling over the Strait of Hormuz, President Trump said Tuesday, vowing to "respond to this attack."
"There were two pilots involved, both are safe and uninjured," Mr. Trump wrote. "Nevertheless, the United States must, of necessity, respond to this attack."
Two U.S. officials tell CBS News initial reports indicate an Iranian drone apparently took down the Apache helicopter. One of the officials said it's not clear if the drone deliberately attacked the helicopter.
The two crew members were rescued by a sea drone in the first such operation ever carried out by the U.S. military, officials told CBS News.
The surface drone rescued the soldiers and transported them to another location on the water where they were then hoisted up to a helicopter for further transport, according to a U.S. official.
The two U.S. Army soldiers on the Apache had been patrolling waters off the coast of Oman when the crash happened. They were rescued at about 7:30 p.m. Eastern time on Monday, "within approximately two hours" of their AH-64 Apache going down.
They were both in stable condition, CENTCOM said in its Tuesday statement on X, adding, "the cause of the incident is under investigation."
