Iran Third Khordad air defense system shoot down MQ-4C hostile American drone سرنگوني پهپاد آمريكا

June 23, 2019 (Persian calendar 1398/4/2)

Hormozgan province (استان هرمزگان)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hormozga...

Mobarak mountain (كوه مبارك) Geo coordinate
25.844489N, 57.305361E

MQ-4C destroyed in Iran territorial waters (پهپاد آمريكايي در آبهاي سرزميني ايران) Geo coordinate
25°59'43"N, 57°02'25"E

The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC سپاه پاسداران انقلاب اسلامي ايران) Aerospace Force shot down a US unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) that intruded into the airspace of Iran on Thursday morning.

The IRGC public relations department said in a statement on Thursday that a US spy drone that violated the Iranian territorial airspace in the early hours of Thursday, was fired at by the IRGC Aerospace Force’s air defense unit near the Kooh-e-Mobarak كوه مبارك region in the southern province of Hormozgan استان هرمزگان.

It added that the American RQ-4 “Global Hawk” spy drone has been shot down.

The area is located at the mouth of the Strait of Hormuz تنگه هرمز, only some 80 kilometers from the United Arab Emirates and Oman.

The incident occurred a day after Secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council Ali Shamkhani علي شمخاني warned of Tehran’s harsh response to any intrusion into its airspace or maritime borders.

Speaking on the sidelines of the 10th International Meeting of High Representatives for Security Issues in Russia’s Ufa on Wednesday, Shamkhani emphasized that Iran robustly protects its aerial and maritime borders.

He also described the Iranian FIR (flight information region) as the country’s “redline”, saying, “No matter whose plane trespasses into it (the airspace), we have always given and will give a harsh response to intruders.”

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Northrop Grumman MQ-4C Triton

The U.S. officials have confirmed that the U.S. unmanned aircraft has been shot down by an Iranian surface-to-air missile while in international airspace over the Strait of Hormuz تنگه هرمز.

Reuters news agency, quoting U.S. officials, reported the drone was a U.S. Navy MQ-4C Triton high-altitude unmanned aircraft system. No further details were immediately available, including the time of the shoot-down.

Reuters also added that the aircraft’s manufacturer, Northrop Grumman, says on its website that the Triton can fly for over 24 hours at a time, at altitudes higher than 10 miles, with an operational range of 8,200 nautical miles.

Later, a U.S. official told ABC News that the U.S. Navy MQ-4C Triton was shot down by an Iranian surface to air missile while the reconnaissance drone was flying in international airspace over the Strait of Hormuz تنگه هرمز.

Iran Third Khordad air defense system shoot down MQ 4C hostile American drone
سرنگوني پهپاد تريتون آمريكا بوسيله سامانه سوم خرداد سپاه پاسداران ايران

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