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IRGC claims downing advanced MQ-1 drone over Hormuz
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The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) claimed on Monday that its aerospace forces intercepted and destroyed an advanced MQ-1 unmanned aerial vehicle over the airspace west of the Strait of Hormuz.
In a press release carried by state media, the IRGC Public Relations Department stated that the drone was targeted early in the morning after being detected by Iran's integrated air defense system.
"At dawn today, an advanced MQ-1 drone was intercepted and destroyed by a new advanced air defense system of the IRGC Aerospace Force, under the control of the country's integrated air defense network, in the sky west of the Strait of Hormuz," the statement read.
The statement did not specify the origin or operator of the aircraft, nor did it offer further operational details regarding the specific air defense platform deployed.
The incident follows ongoing high-altitude surveillance and counter-drone engagements in the strategic maritime corridor.
