Tim Hawkins

"the surface drone that assisted in Monday night's rescue of the Apache crew off the coast of Oman was a US Navy Corsair unmanned surface vessel operated by US 5th Fleet's Task Force 59."

"They were then hoisted up to a helicopter for further transport."

"The Corsair was used for the rescue mission because of 'proximity and capability factors'."

"The surface drone that assisted in last night’s rescue of the Apache crew off the coast of Oman was a US Navy Corsair unmanned surface vessel operated by U.S. 5th Fleet’s Task Force 59."

"Costing approximately $35,000 per platform, LUCAS is a low-cost, scalable system that provides cutting-edge capabilities at a fraction of the cost of traditional long-range U.S. systems that can deliver similar effects."