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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 ...
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
An unclaimed aerial attack in central Iran on Friday comes fresh on the heels of tit-for-tat Iranian and Israeli strikes earlier this month, marking a potentially dangerous escalation of the ...
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 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]
In September 2023, a trailer for an Iranian state TV documentary on Iranian drone development revealed the existence of a Shahed 136 version powered by a turbojet engine. Jet propulsion would give the one-way attack UAV greater speed and altitude, making it more difficult to intercept compared to the propeller-driven version, a large percentage ...
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 ...
Ukraine's defense ministry released images of what it described as an Iranian Shahed-136 attack drone, shot down near Kupiansk in September. (Defense of Ukraine / Twitter)