Indian-American engineer's drone boat powers first U.S. Navy sea rescue

The autonomous vessel, developed by a company co-founded by Indian-American engineer Vibhav Altekar, was used to rescue two Apache helicopter crew members near the Strait of Hormuz.

Ankita Baidya•Updated: Sep 8, 2026 10:10 PM• 824 views

The Corsair autonomous surface vessel, developed by Saronic Technologies, was used in the first publicly known US military sea rescue involving an unmanned vessel.

Credit: saronic.com

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Ankita Baidya is a Europe-based journalist currently pursuing the Erasmus Mundus Master’s in Journalism. Her reporting and writing explore the intersections of society, politics, education and culture, with a particular interest in identity, youth and global affairs.

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