Iranian air defence destroys MQ-9 drone over Qeshm Island, report says
Iranian air defence destroys MQ-9 drone over Qeshm Island, report says Iran’s army has said air defence force intercepted and destroyed an American MQ-9 drone over Qeshm Island, according to state broadcaster IRIB. The announcement followed reports from Iranian local media that two missiles had struck Qeshm Island in the Strait of Hormuz. Hours earlier, IRNA reported that a US MQ-1 drone became…
Iran’s army has announced that its air defence force intercepted and destroyed an American MQ-9 drone over Qeshm Island, according to Middle East Eye. IRNA reported that the aircraft was a US MQ-1 drone and was destroyed by a newly developed air defence system belonging to the IRGC. Daily Times reports that the IRGC Aerospace Force shot down the MQ-1 reconnaissance and combat drone using an advanced air defence system.
According to the Jerusalem Post, IRNA reported that local witnesses heard an aircraft over the island before two projectiles attacked the Suza area of Qeshm Island. Al-Monitor notes that the Tasnim news agency reported two missiles had struck the island, though there was no official information regarding possible damage.
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