New Delhi, June 10 -- Two crew members from a US Army AH-64 Apache helicopter that went down near the Strait of Hormuz were successfully rescued by the autonomous surface vessel Corsair, a drone boat built by Saronic Technologies, a Texas-based company co-founded by Indian-American entrepreneur Vibhav Altekar.

The operation marked a historic milestone for the US military. While the armed forces have long relied on unmanned aerial systems, this was the first rescue mission conducted using an autonomous surface vessel. According to Captain Tim Hawkins, the Corsair was remotely controlled by a human operator, making it the first US rescue effort of its kind to be carried out by a drone boat, according to PTI.

AH-64 Apache helicopters have ...