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Billion-Dollar USV Builder Saronic Scores Operational Milestone in Oman Rescue
A U.S. Navy-operated autonomous surface vessel (ASV) built by Saronic rescued two U.S. Army aviators after their AH-64 Apache helicopter crashed off the coast of Oman on Monday, June 8, marking the first publicly reported personnel recovery conducted by an unmanned surface vessel. The Corsair, a 24-foot autonomous vessel, picked up the crew members and transported them to safety within approximately two hours. The successful operation comes six months after the U.S. Navy awarded Saronic a $392 million production contract for its Corsair autonomous surface vessels.
