Iran Gives Russia A Copy Of A Downed U.S. Drone

The production line of the US ScanEagle drones in Iran. Press TV

Iran Gives Russia Copy of Downed U.S. Drone -- Washington Free Beacon

Given as gift to Russian military leader

The Iranian military has given the Russian army a copy of a downed U.S. drone that was captured and disassembled by Iranian authorities in 2012, Iran’s state-run media reported on Monday.

Iran is believed to have knocked down and captured a sophisticated U.S.-built ScanEagle drone in 2012. Tehran claims to have reverse-engineered the drone and has now reportedly provided one of them to the Russian military as a “gift,” according to the state-run Fars News Agency.

The Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) also provided the Russian army with a “video showing how Iran monitors the trans-regional countries’ vessels and equipment in the Persian Gulf,” according to the report.

Iran claims to have captured several U.S. drones patrolling the region and vowed last year to build a domestic reproduction.

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Update #1: Iran Gifts Russia Copy of ScanEagle Drone, Video of Monitoring Trans-regional States in Persian Gulf -- Fars News Agency
Update #2: Iran gives Russia copy of US ScanEagle drone as proof of mass production -- The Guardian

My Comment: As drones go the ScanEagle drone is not an "advance model" .... but it is a symbol of the growing military relationship between Russia and Iran.