The interception took place directly opposite Sirik, where an advanced U.S.-made MQ-1 drone was tracked and destroyed. According to an official announcement carried by state news agency IRNA, the engagement utilized the IRGC’s new advanced aerospace defense system. The entire tactical operation was conducted strictly under the operational control of Iran's integrated air defense network.
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The IRGC successfully deployed its new advanced aerospace defense system to destroy the t…: The IRGC successfully deployed its new advanced aerospace defense system to destroy the target.
Defensive operations were conducted under the operational control of Iran's integrated ai…: Defensive operations were conducted under the operational control of Iran's integrated air defense network.
Military actions near Sirik demonstrate heightened enforcement over regional airspace nea…: Military actions near Sirik demonstrate heightened enforcement over regional airspace near the Strait of Hormuz.
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IRGC says it shot down US-made drone near Hormuz Strait of Hormuz
29 October 2026 05:36 GMT
Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) announced that it downed an MQ-1 drone in the airspace east of the Strait of Hormuz, state media reported.
"The 14th advanced MQ1 drone was intercepted and destroyed by the Revolutionary Guard's new advanced aerospace defense system, under the control of the country's integrated air defense network, in the sky east of the Strait of Hormuz (opposite Sirik)," the announcement carried by IRNA read.
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