Strait of Hormuz: The moment when the 55th American MQ-9 advanced UAV was destroyed in the sky over the Strait of Hormuz. The photo shows a direct hit by a defensive missile on an advanced American MQ-9 Reaper UAV in the sky above the eastern part of the Strait of Hormuz. According to reports from last night, this drone, one of the most expensive reconnaissance and combat drones in the US military, was intercepted and destroyed last night by a new air defense system of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), under the guidance and control of the country's integrated air defense network. With this interception, the number of American MQ-9 type UAVs reported to have been destroyed reached 55, a figure that indicates a significant damage to the U.S. UAV fleet. The skies over the eastern part of the Strait of Hormuz once again witnessed the downing of one of the most expensive American unmanned aerial vehicles.

Strait of Hormuz: The moment when the 55th American MQ-9 advanced UAV was destroyed in the sky over the Strait of Hormuz. The photo shows a direct hit by a defensive missile on an advanced American MQ-9 Reaper UAV in the sky above the eastern part of the Strait of Hormuz. According to reports from last night, this drone, one of the most expensive reconnaissance and combat drones in the US military, was intercepted and destroyed last night by a new air defense system of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), under the guidance and control of the country's integrated air defense network. With this interception, the number of American MQ-9 type UAVs reported to have been destroyed reached 55, a figure that indicates a significant damage to the U.S. UAV fleet. The skies over the eastern part of the Strait of Hormuz once again witnessed the downing of one of the most expensive American unmanned aerial vehicles.