US Drones

Yemen shoots down another US MQ-9 reaper drone

TEHRAN, Mar. 05 (MNA) – The Yemeni Armed Forces announced shooting down an American MQ-9 drone over the western city of al-Hodeidah.

Yemen confirms downing of US MQ-9 drone

TEHRAN, Dec. 29 (MNA) – Yemen’s Armed Forces Spokesman Brigadier General Yahya Saree on Saturday night confirmed that the Arab state's forces managed to down another American MQ-9 drone.

Yemeni army shoots down yet another giant US drone

TEHRAN, Dec. 28 (MNA) – Yemen’s army shot down an aggressor American drone on Saturday in the skies of the country, media have reported.

US drone flies over Poland near Russian border

TEHRAN, Dec. 24 (MNA) – The American RQ-4B Global Hawk strategic reconnaissance drone flew over the territory of Poland and Lithuania near the Kaliningrad region of Russia on December 23, a Polish radio station reported.

Yemen hits Israel's Nevatim base with missile

TEHRAN, Nov. 08 (MNA) – The spokesperson for the Yemeni Armed Forces Brigadier General Yahya Saree said that the country's armed forces managed to hit the Israeli regime's Nevatim base with a hypersonic ballistic missile.

Yemen army destroys $30 mn US drone

TEHRAN, Nov. 08 (MNA) – Some sources reported that the Yemen army downed a US drone early on Friday.

Iraqi Resistance attacks occupied Golan

TEHRAN, Oct. 20 (MNA) – The Islamic Resistance in Iraq carried out a fresh attack on an Israeli target in occupied Golan with drones.

Another US drone downed over Yemen's territory

TEHRAN, Sep. 30 (MNA) – Local sources reported that another American drone was downed over Yemen.

Yemen hits another US drone over its soil

TEHRAN, Sep. 16 (MNA) – Yemen's Air Defense Force successfully hit another US drone over its territory.

Yemen hits another US MQ-9 drone over its territory

TEHRAN, Sep. 10 (MNA) – The spokesperson for the Yemeni Armed Forces Brigadier General Yahya Saree announced that the Yemeni forces shot down another US MQ-9 drone over the territory of the Arab country.

Explosion hits military base in eastern Iraq (+VIDEO)

TEHRAN, Sep. 09 (MNA) – Local sources in Iraq reported that an explosion hit a military base in the Wasit Governorate on Monday afternoon.

Yemen hits US MQ-9 drone over its territory

TEHRAN, Sep. 08 (MNA) – The spokesperson for the Yemeni Armed Forces Brigadier General Yahya Saree announced that Yemeni air defenses successfully shot down a US MQ-9 drone over the province of Marib.

Ansarullah downs US MQ-9 Reaper drone

TEHRAN, May 17 (MNA) – Ansarullah downed a US MQ-9 Reaper drone in Yemen's northeast.

US drone crashes in eastern Iraq (+VIDEO)

TEHRAN, Jan. 19 (MNA) – Local media in Iraq have reported the crash of an American reconnaissance drone in the east of the country.

Yemeni army shoots down American MQ-9 drone

TEHRAN, Nov. 08 (MNA) – The Yemeni army shot down an American MQ 9 drone, the Brigadier Yahya Saree, spokesman of the Yemeni Armed Forces said in a statement on Wedneday.

Russia reports of US drones flight over Crimean Peninsula

TEHRAN, Aug. 28 (MNA) – Russian Ministry of Defense reports flight of US Air Force MQ-9 Reaper and RQ-4 Global Hawk drones over the southwestern part of the Black Sea in area of Crimean Peninsula in the direction of the Russian border.

Russia scrambles Su-30 jet to intercept US drone

TEHRAN, Aug. 05 (MNA) – Russia has dispatched an Su-30 fighter jet to prevent a US drone from violating its border over the Black Sea, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Saturday.

US air force denies AI drone ‘killed’ its operator

TEHRAN, Jun 02 (MNA) – The US air force has denied it has conducted an AI simulation in which a drone decided to “kill” its operator to prevent it from interfering with its efforts to achieve its mission.

Russia awards pilots involved in US drone skirmish

TEHRAN, Mar. 17 (MNA) – Russia has awarded the pilots of two fighter jets involved in this week's confrontation with a US drone over the Black Sea, the Defense Ministry said Friday.

Dutch FM:

New EU sanctions package blacklists 121 Russian entities

TEHRAN, Feb. 25 (MNA) – The EU’s new sanctions package against Russia comprises 121 individuals and legal entities, Dutch Foreign Minister Wopke Hoekstra said on Saturday, according to media reports.

Russia’s electronic-warfare knocked out 90% of Ukraine drones

TEHRAN, Dec. 25 (MNA) – A report by western media has said that 90% of the drone that Ukraine possessed in February before the start of the war were knocked out by the Russian electronic-warfare troops by summer.

US approves $1bn sales of counter-drone system to Qatar

TEHRAN, Nov. 30 (MNA) – The US State Department on Tuesday announced the approval of a $1 billion sale of FS-LIDS counter-drone systems and other equipment to Qatar.

US deploys eight MQ-9 Reaper drones to Greece

TEHRAN, Nov. 26 (MNA) – The US has deployed eight MQ-9 Reaper drones, to Larissa Air Base in central Greece for one year.

As Ukraine demand grows;

US studying how to modify Gray Eagle drone

TEHRAN, Nov. 15 (MNA) – According to US officials, Washington is looking into modifications to the Gray Eagle drone as Ukrainian demand grows.

US drone crashed in Iraqi capital

TEHRAN, Sep. 09 (MNA) – A security source in Iraq reported that a drone belonging to the United States crashed in the capital Baghdad on Friday.

Drone attack on Syria army base leaves 1 killed, 2 injured

TEHRAN, Aug. 28 (MNA) – Media sources reported an attack on a military base belonging to the Syrian army in the vicinity of the US al-Tanf base in Syria.

US 'General Atomics MQ9 Reaper' drone shot down in Libya

TEHRAN, Aug. 23 (MNA) – The spokesman of the Libyan armed forces announced in a tweet that an advanced US drone was destroyed over the skies of the Benghazi region.