US forces started running sea-drone rescue drills years before the downing of an Apache forced them to do it for real

US forces have practiced in recent years how to rescue soldiers with sea drones before a real mission earlier this month. US Central Command US forces started practicing conducting at-sea rescue missions with naval drones several years ago. These rehearsals were put to use earlier this month after Iran downed a US Apache helicopter. A US military official called the first-of-its-kind rescue mission a "significant step forward." US forces began practicing using sea drones for water rescue mi...