drone
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On Tuesday, the Navy employed a remotely piloted drone boat from defense company Saronic to rescue the crew of an Apache helicopter struck near the Strait of Hormuz.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026
In the end, the helicopter’s two crew members were rescued by a sea drone, after hours in the water, a first-of-its-kind mission.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026
According to US officials, Iran used a drone to launch the attack on the helicopter.
From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026
He volunteered to fight, then set up his own drone unit -- "Madyar's Birds" -- well before many had realised the full importance of the technology, quickly earning plaudits inside the military.
From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026
I’m jolted awake by the drone of our motion detector alarm.
From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman
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