Iran's navy claims US MQ-I drone shot down off southern coast

Iran's navy claims US MQ-I drone shot down off southern coast

Iranian navy has said it shot down a US MQ-1 drone near the coastal area of Kuhestak in the country’s southern Hormozgan Province, Iran's Islamic Republic News Agency (Irna) reported.

The navy said in a statement the drone was intercepted and destroyed by its air defence system operating under the country’s integrated air defence network along the coast of Sirik, east of the Strait of Hormuz, according to Irna.

The MQ-1 Predator is a medium-altitude, long-endurance remotely piloted aircraft developed by General Atomics and operated primarily by the US Air Force.