The 17th American MQ-1 unmanned aerial vehicle was intercepted and destroyed on Saturday over the Iranian island of Kashem, the press service of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) reported.
"As the 17th American MQ-1 unmanned aerial vehicle was intercepted and destroyed by a new and advanced air defense system of the Revolutionary Guards Air Force in the sky over Kish Island," the statement said. He specifies that the interception was carried out at 2:30 p.m. local time (11:00 AM GMT).
According to the Revolutionary Guards, the downed vehicle is an MQ-1 series reconnaissance and attack drone operated by the US Army. The statement describes the destruction of the UAV as another failure of the enemy's intelligence missions.