Iran claims new SAM downed MQ-1 'Beast of Kandahar' after 20,000 hrs
Iran's IRGC says its new integrated air-defense system shot down a reactivated US MQ-1 Predator over the Strait of Hormuz, arguing Washington returned the retired platform to service after heavy MQ-9 losses. For defense planners, the unverified claim highlights attrition of US unmanned systems in contested airspace and Iran's maturing counter-UAS capability.
Source: azernews.az · globalsecurity.org