Iran Issues Warning That They Will Shoot Down U.S. Reconnaisance Aircraft/Drones Over Their Airspace

Tasnim News Agency: Iran Shoos Away US RQ-4 Global Hawk Drone

TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Iran’s Air Defense detected a US Air Force RQ-4 Global Hawk drone last week and gave it a warning to stay away from the country’s airspace, a top commander said.

Speaking at a televised program on Saturday night, Iran’s Air Defense Commander Brigadier General Farzad Esmaili said the American RQ-4 drone was given a warning on August 26.

Iran will never allow such hostile planes to approach its airspace and would not hesitate to bring them down if necessary, he added.

Highlighting the country’s progress in developing advanced air defense systems, the commander said the intelligent local servicemen have manufactured a homegrown ‘galactic radar’ with a range of 3,000 kilometers.

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