Trump recounts how Army pilots involved in helicopter crash and drone boat rescue were ‘very lucky’
“That bomb was lodged in the helicopter, it didn’t explode, it was on fire, but it didn’t explode,” Trump said.
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An AH-64E Apache assigned to the 82nd Airborne Division, prepares to land in a forward arming and refueling point in order to receive refuel before conducting operations for Operation Epic Fury in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility, May 2, 2026. (U.S. Marine Corps photo) Tech -
Saronic Corsair (Saronic image) Tech Autonomous Corsair maritime drone rescues US military pilots after crash near Oman
It marks the U.S. military’s first publicized use of an unmanned surface vessel to recover aircrew in real-world warfare.
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A US soldier prepares an interception drone of the American MEROPS counter drone system to launch during tests at the Nowa Deba military training ground, south-eastern Poland, on November 18, 2025. (Photo by Wojtek RADWANSKI / AFP) (Photo by WOJTEK RADWANSKI/AFP via Getty Images) Tech Pentagon awards $500 million contract to Perennial Autonomy for counter-drone systems
Joint Interagency Task Force 401 noted in its press release that these systems “are currently being employed by forces operating in U.S. Central Command.”
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U.S. Marines compete in wargaming during Modern Day Marine 2026 at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Washington, D.C., April 30, 2026. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Matthew A. McDonnell) Op-Ed The future of war arrived. We aren’t ready.
Every operational plan in every military headquarters in the world is now obsolete. The hedge strategists said this day would come. It has arrived. The question is no longer whether to change — it is whether our institutions can move fast enough to matter.
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Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Dan Caine presents an Operation Epic Fury ceasefire timeline to members of the media during a press briefing at the Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia, May 5, 2026. The U.S. military began supporting Operation Project Freedom in the Strait of Hormuz on May 4. (DoD photo by Benjamin Applebaum) AI Army’s 82nd Airborne Division supplying AI, C2 network support for Project Freedom
More than 100 fighters, attack aircraft and other manned and unmanned assets are being “synchronized” by the division, Gen. Dan Caine said.
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U.S. Navy Admiral Brad Cooper, commander of U.S. Central Command, speaks with the crew on the 1MC during a visit to Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Milius (DDG 69). Cooper interacted with Sailors, recognized the ship’s top performers and toured various spaces. Milius is deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operation to support maritime security and stability in the Middle East. (U.S. Navy photo by Senior Chief Mass Communication Specialist Amanda Dunford) Tech U.S. deploying ‘umbrella’ of defense and tech assets to shield ships in the Strait of Hormuz
President Trump announced “Project Freedom” to help trapped vessels exit the Arabian Gulf and restart the flow of in-demand commerce.
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A U.S. Air Force pilot enters data in a C-130J Super Hercules aircraft in the Central Command area of responsibility, March 3, 2026. (U.S. Air Force photo) AI Transcom turns to AI-enabled logistics, data-driven planning as Middle East disruptions intensify
Gen. Randall Reed shared new details about U.S. Transportation Command’s contributions to Operation Epic Fury.
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US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth (R) speaks alongside US CENTCOM Commander Admiral Brad Cooper (L) during a press briefing at the Pentagon in Washington, DC, on April 16, 2026. (Photo by SAUL LOEB / AFP via Getty Images) Tech U.S. launches ‘Operation Economic Fury’ to obstruct Iran’s revenue streams amid blockade
Senior officials signaled how the Trump administration is augmenting the war effort with economic pressure against Iran.
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(Getty Images) Tech Navy to use underwater drones to help clear Iranian mines from Strait of Hormuz
In a social media post Saturday, U.S. Central Command announced that underwater drones will join the mine clearance effort.
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An Electronic Advanced Ground Launcher System (EAGLS) counter-UAS fires an Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System (APKWS) Hydra 70 rocket during an Exercise Sky Shield live-fire event in Kuwait, Dec. 4, 2025. (U.S. Army photo by Joseph Kumzak) Tech U.S. military to continue dispatching counter-drone capabilities to the Middle East
Earlier this week, Joint Interagency Task Force 401 said it had committed more than $600 million in unmanned aerial system defenses for Operation Epic Fury and stateside efforts.