US adds BYD to list of firms with alleged Chinese military ties

US Helicopter Goes Down Over Strait of Hormuz

Trump says Iran shot down US helicopter and vows to respond

Two crew members of the Apache helicopter that crashed following the attack were rescued by an American sea drone.

Trump Blames Iran for Hitting Helicopter, Says US Must Respond

President Donald Trump said the US must respond after he blamed Iran for shooting down an American military helicopter off Oman, posing a new threat to the peace deal he’s said for weeks is close.

Trump vows response against Iran after downing of US helicopter 

President Trump on Tuesday blamed Iran for shooting down an American Apache helicopter overnight and said a response was necessary.  “I have just been informed by our Great Military that last night the Iranians shot down one of our highly sophisticated Apache Helicopters while patrolling over the Strait of Hormuz,” Trump posted on his social…

Trump prepares new military strike after Iran downs chopper: 'Must respond to this attack'

President Donald Trump threatened a military response to the downing of a U.S. Army helicopter over the Strait of Hormuz.The two crew members were rescued in the first-ever sea drone operation conducted by the U.S. military, and the president blamed the crash on an attack by Iran."I have just been informed by our Great Military that last night the Iranians shot down one of our highly sophisticated Apache Helicopters while patrolling over the Strait of Hormuz," Trump posted Tuesday afternoon on Truth Social. "There were two pilots involved, both are safe and uninjured. Nevertheless, the United States must, of necessity, respond to this attack. Thank you for your attention to this matter!"CENTCOM has previously stated the U.S. Army AH-64 Apache went down near the coast of Oman while patrolling regional waters and that the cause of the incident remained under investigation.A fragile ceasefire between Israel and Iran appeared to hold Tuesday despite the two countries trading military strikes Sunday and Monday, and Israel has continued its parallel strikes against Iranian-backed Hezbollah forces in Lebanon.

Surface Naval Drone Rescued Downed US Apache Crew, Pentagon Says

A surface naval drone helped rescue two downed crew members from a US Army AH-64 Apache that crashed off the coast of Oman, according to US Central Command, the first time an unmanned vehicle was used in such an operation.

Sea drone rescues US army helicopter crew near Strait of Hormuz

An uncrewed vessel picked up two crew members of an Apache helicopter that went down on Monday, US officials tells CBS News.

Pentagon accuses Alibaba, BYD of aiding Chinese military

The Pentagon has barred Chinese tech giant Alibaba, electric car maker BYD and search engine Baidu from getting U.S. defense contracts by adding them to its list of Chinese military companies operating in America. The Defense Department on Monday published an updated list of non-state-owned Chinese companies that, while not in traditional defense or security sectors, are…