U.S. Army Helicopter Crashes Near Strait Of Hormuz—Trump Says ‘Pilots Are Fine’

BreakingBusinessU.S. Army Helicopter Crashes Near Strait Of Hormuz—Trump Says ‘Pilots Are Fine’BySiladitya Ray,Forbes Staff. Siladitya Ray is a New Delhi-based Forbes news team reporter.Follow AuthorJun 09, 2026, 03:51am EDTToplineA U.S. military attack helicopter crashed near the Strait of Hormuz on Monday, but its two crew members were successfully rescued and are doing fine, President Donald Trump told reporters on Monday night, marking the latest aircraft loss for the military linked to the Iran war.A U.S. Army AH-64 Apache crashed near the Strait of Hormuz on Monday but both its crew members were rescued.Copyright 2024 The Associated Press. All rights reservedKey FactsThe U.S. Army Apache crash was first reported by the New York Times, citing unnamed official sources, but it is unclear if the attack helicopter was shot down by Iranian forces or encountered a technical issue.Trump acknowledged the incident while speaking to journalists in New York after the NBA Finals and said, “The pilots are fine.”The president added that nobody was injured and said his administration will issue a report on the matter on Tuesday.The U.S. Military’s Central Command and the Pentagon have not yet commented on the incident.The Apache helicopters have been used by the military to enforce the continued U.S. blockade of Iranian ports in the Persian Gulf. if (!window.cnxel) { window.cnxel = {}; window.cnxel.cmd = []; var iframe = document.createElement('iframe'); iframe.style.display = 'none'; iframe.onload = function() { var iframeDoc = iframe.contentWindow.document; var script = iframeDoc.createElement('script'); script.src = '//cd.elements.video/player.js?cid=62cec241-7d09-4462-afc2-f72f8d8ef40a'; script.setAttribute('defer', '1'); script.setAttribute('type', 'text/javascript'); iframeDoc.body.appendChild(script); }; document.head.appendChild(iframe); const preloadResourcesEndpoint = 'https://cds.elements.video/a/preload-resources-ovp.json'; fetch(preloadResourcesEndpoint, { priori...