An autonomous drone boat named Corsair is reported to have rescued two crew members from a US Army AH-64 Apache helicopter near the Strait of Hormuz. Multiple outlets say the craft was remotely controlled as part of the rescue operation and that it assisted the crew in a maritime emergency in the region. The boat is described as being built by Saronic Technologies, a Texas-based company co-founded by Indian-American engineer Vibhav Altekar. The reports describe the mission as a notable step in unmanned maritime technology, framing Corsair as the first autonomous-vessel rescue by the US military. Media coverage also links the event to the broader security context in the Persian Gulf, noting continuing US-Iran tensions and ongoing military activity. While details of the circumstances leading to the helicopter incident are not included consistently across the accounts, all sources agree on the core facts: Corsair participated in the rescue, two Apache crew members were recovered, and the vessel’s design and development trace back to Altekar’s company.