Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) on Wednesday claimed responsibility for a drone strike targeting the US Fifth Fleet headquarters in Bahrain, marking a sharp escalation in tensions between Tehran and Washington.

The two helicopter pilots were uninjured. After the retaliatory strikes were announced, President Trump said, "I believe the response should be very strong, very powerful."

“U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) forces began launching self-defense strikes against Iran at 5 p.m. ET today at the Commander in Chief’s direction, in response to yesterday’s downing of a U.S. Army Apache helicopter. The mission is a proportional response to unjustified Iranian aggression,” CENTCOM wrote in a post on X.

U.S. Naval Forces Central Command's Task Force 59 and the Army's 82nd Airborne Division led the rescue, with Air Force assets assisting as well.

Airbus Helicopters has revealed a new autonomous aircraft based on its popular H145 platform,

Firing triple rocket pods used to equip fighter aircraft and escorting Marine helicopters, drones are changing the way U.S. military attack helicopters can do battle.

US Marines are turning helicopters into airborne drone command posts. See how this new tactic reshapes battlefield precision and safety.

French Army Tiger attack helicopters achieved a 100% success rate in intercepting Shahed kamikaze drones during recent operations in the Middle East.