According to the IRGC Navy, the drone’s mission was to identify Iranian air defence systems along the Persian Gulf coast and around the Strait of Hormuz. (EPA Images pic)TEHRAN: The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) Navy has captured a US reconnaissance and decoy drone intact west of the Strait of Hormuz after taking control of its guidance and control systems, the Islamic Republic News Agency (IRNA) reported.
The statement said the Navy’s electronic warfare unit detected and identified the MQM-170 drone during an offensive operation before bringing it down safely and without physically destroying it on Thursday.
According to the IRGC Navy, the drone’s mission was to identify Iranian air defence systems along the Persian Gulf coast and around the Strait of Hormuz. Analysis of recovered data indicated that it had taken off from the coast of a southern Persian Gulf country, it said.
