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The Pentagon shot down a congressman's claim that an Iranian "mothership" is behind large drones spotted over New Jersey in recent weeks, while officials in the state are demanding a stronger ...
Mystery NJ drones are coming from Iranian mothership offshore, congressman suggests: ‘Should be shot down’ Alex Oliveira, Craig McCarthy December 11, 2024 at 9:41 AM
Images provided by United States Central Command. The Iranian account of the drone's location at the time of the shoot-down was contested by the United States. The commander of United States Air Forces Central Command, Air Force Lieutenant General Joseph Guastella, said the "closest that the drone got to the Iranian coast was 21 miles."
The images back up the Pentagon's refutation of a New Jersey lawmaker who suggested that one of the Iranian ships was operating nearby and responsible for the rash of reported drone sightings in ...
The drone approached in a similar manner to the previous incident and was shot down before it reached the range at which it could deploy its weapons. [36] On the same day, on 20 June 2017, a Pakistani JF-17 shot down a Shahed 129 after it entered Pakistani airspace near Panjgur. [37] [38] It flew about 3–4 km into Pakistani airspace. [39]
Iran denied sending arms for use in the Ukraine war and Iranian foreign minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian said Iran will not remain indifferent if it is proven that Russia used Iranian drones in the war against Ukraine. [108] [109] [110] On 5 November 2022, Abdollahian said Iran shipped "a small number" of drones to Russia before the war. He ...
“These drones should be shot down,” he said, adding that “the military is on full alert with this.” New Jersey Rep. Jeff Van Drew claimed that there is a Iranian mothership off the east ...
A U.S. Navy warship shot down an Iranian-made drone launched from Yemen on Wednesday, the same day the Pentagon said it warned Tehran over its drone use in the region. While in the South Red Sea ...