Iran's Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) has captured a US ScanEagle drone over the Persian Gulf waters upon its intrusion into the Iranian airspace.

IRGC Navy Commander Rear Admiral Ali Fadavi made the announcement on Tuesday, addingthat the Iranian armed forces enjoy full intelligence command over foreign movements in the Persian Gulf region.

Referring to the captured ScanEagle drone, the Iranian commander pointed out, “Such drones are usually launched from large aircraft carriers.”

The ScanEagle drone, which has a 10ft (3m) wingspan, is a long-endurance aircraft built by Insitu, a subsidiary of Boeing.
Iran has released footage of the captured drone.

Commander Fadavi further said that the IRGC Navy is fully monitoring all the movements of the foreign forces in the Persian Gulf and the strategic Strait of Hormuz to counter any potential threats against the country.

Earlier in December 2011, the Iranian military also grounded a US RQ-170 Sentinel stealth aircraft while it was flying over the Iranian city of Kashmar, some 140 miles (225km) from the Afghan border.

The US RQ-170 Sentinel stealth aircraft was downed with minimal damage by the Iranian Army's electronic warfare unit. The drone was one of America's most advanced spy aircraft.

Last month, Iran repelled a US drone that hadentered the country’s airspace above the territorial waters of the Islamic Republic in the Persian Gulf.

Brigadier General Amirali Hajizadeh, the commander of the Aerospace Division of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC), said that the drone had been driven away by Iranian forces as it attempted to gather intelligence around Kharg Island in southern Iran.

Hajizadeh also warned that the country’s armed forces would respond with stronger action if US drones attempted to violate Iran’s airspace again.

http://presstv.com/detail/2012/12/04/276071/iran-captures-intruding-us-drone/

Let's get on with it people!
Oya! Over to those nairalanders that drink panadol 4 US and Iran's headache

They captured it, did the drone surrender itself or they mean to say they shot it?

hmmmmm, another drama unfolding

Iran is proving tougher than expected.

Thx...it is informative
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Zeus I: Iran is proving tougher than expected.

Is it?

wetin be my own....shiloh things joor

hmmmm!!!well Iran is proving they are not to be taken lightly.....protecting their territory fiercely for fun....

Now iran can now start making their own drones

Nice one from Iran

If na 4 naija nw... Dem no go even know sey drone dey around

Abujafood: They captured it, did the drone surrender itself or they mean to say they shot it?

No, The drone was reverse engineered in the air and controlled down.

Drones are controlled on certain sattelite frequencies and some equipments
can scan all frequency rangies, searching for an active channel. If communication
discovered is alien, a smart reverse engineer can inject an auto pilot algorithm
and quickly change the transmission channel allowing control from another source.

Talk about cryptography.

the us has denied claims of capture of its drone by the Iranians.the Iranians want to be force to reckon with militarily, especially in the Persian region.that's why they r bent on developing nuclear weapons,but the r far behind the Americans.they secretly supply hamas and Syria with weapons. they will soon get the war they r looking for.

Olarajee: Iran's Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) has captured a US ScanEagle drone over the Persian Gulf waters upon its intrusion into the Iranian airspace.

IRGC Navy Commander Rear Admiral Ali Fadavi made the announcement on Tuesday, addingthat the Iranian armed forces enjoy full intelligence command over foreign movements in the Persian Gulf region.

Referring to the captured ScanEagle drone, the Iranian commander pointed out, “Such drones are usually launched from large aircraft carriers.”

The ScanEagle drone, which has a 10ft (3m) wingspan, is a long-endurance aircraft built by Insitu, a subsidiary of Boeing.
Iran has released footage of the captured drone.

Commander Fadavi further said that the IRGC Navy is fully monitoring all the movements of the foreign forces in the Persian Gulf and the strategic Strait of Hormuz to counter any potential threats against the country.

Earlier in December 2011, the Iranian military also grounded a US RQ-170 Sentinel stealth aircraft while it was flying over the Iranian city of Kashmar, some 140 miles (225km) from the Afghan border.

The US RQ-170 Sentinel stealth aircraft was downed with minimal damage by the Iranian Army's electronic warfare unit. The drone was one of America's most advanced spy aircraft.

Last month, Iran repelled a US drone that hadentered the country’s airspace above the territorial waters of the Islamic Republic in the Persian Gulf.

Brigadier General Amirali Hajizadeh, the commander of the Aerospace Division of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC), said that the drone had been driven away by Iranian forces as it attempted to gather intelligence around Kharg Island in southern Iran.

Hajizadeh also warned that the country’s armed forces would respond with stronger action if US drones attempted to violate Iran’s airspace again.

http://presstv.com/detail/2012/12/04/276071/iran-captures-intruding-us-drone/

It's a speculation news, not yet true, so don't take serious yet....watched the video....see the conversations below, took a snap shot of my twitter screen for a prove.

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USA said none of their drones are missing. It is like Iran shot down a drone in the dream

Abujafood: They captured it, did the drone surrender itself or they mean to say they shot it?

No, The drone was reverse engineered in the air and controlled down.

Drones are controlled on certain sattelite frequencies and some equipments
can scan all frequency rangies, searching for an active channel. If communication
discovered is alien, a smart reverse engineer can inject an auto pilot algorithm
and quickly change the transmission channel allowing control from another source.

Talk about cryptography

Another embarrassment for the US...

The Persians stay winning..

Hmmmmmm. This ww3 gonna be deadly with all this freaking technologies

gboss4sure: Hmmmmmm. This ww3 gonna be deadly with all this freaking technologies

yes, like this one.

Iran aint up to scratch compared to America's military might. They should wait wait till 6 aircraft carriers are heading their way b4 talking tough.

shymexx: Another embarrassment for the US...

The Persians stay winning..

http://www.reuters.com/news no American drone was shut down according to US Defence dpt....so let's get our fingers crossed....this is still a propaganda for now

Arabs too like propaganda

okosodo: Arabs too like propaganda

Zeus I: Iran is proving tougher than expected.

shakara

iamswizz: If na 4 naija nw... Dem no go even know sey drone dey around

dm go tink say na parot dy fly

Guys, please dont be fooled. That is the new way to spy your enemies in modern war ware. Give the enemy a bait. Capture and transmit gps coordinates and military data to the base. Iran has just been punked. They should not be too happy.

ba7man: Iran aint up to scratch compared to America's military might. They should wait wait till 6 aircraft carriers are heading their way b4 talking tough.

guy u wickd o u wnt alhmadinajad 2 hide d soakaway pit

America never lost any drone officially!!!!!!!!!!

Lmao, so some peeps still believe the US bullshi.t that no drone is missing? Have u forgotten how they denied the loss of the sentinel stealth drone last year only to later admit that it 'crashed'?