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Iran claims it downed US MQ-1 drone

Iran claims it downed US MQ-1 drone

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The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) announced on Sunday that it had shot down a US MQ‑1 drone, claiming the aircraft had entered Iranian territorial waters. The claim was reported by the state‑run Islamic Republic News Agency.

Fars News Agency
1. This operation, which was carried out using a system with hidden capabilities, is a clear and decisive message from Iran.
Khatam Al-Anbiya Central Headquarters
Iranian Revolutionary Guards
1. Any violation of these regulations will seriously jeopardise the security of their traffic.
2. The management of the Strait of Hormuz is exercised with full authority by the Armed Forces of the Islamic Republic of Iran.
Mark Hilborne
King's College London
1. Iran has become quite self-sufficient in various forms of missile design and, like Ukraine, has been clever at changing the economics of warfare. Cheap, simple systems can hold much more complex systems at risk.
Alex Almeida
Horizon Engage
1. It doesn't rely on fixed guidance from a traditional air defence radar site. It's probably using some kind of electro-optical or heat-seeking guidance – essentially a pop-up SAM [surface-to-air missile] system that is easy to set up and launch.
2. I suspect it's a further development of one of those systems.
Nicole Grajewski
1. Their systems are not especially sophisticated or fully integrated, but as a result, Iran's military strategy focuses heavily on resilience, endurance and mobility.
2. They are mobile launch systems, in some cases man-portable. We don't know how high the Reaper was flying. Based on the released video, it may have been relatively easy for them to shoot down, but it still indicates they retain some remaining air defence capability.
3. The value is that you can move these quickly.

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