Messages of US spy drone shoot-down, Will US learn lessons?

Messages of US spy drone shoot-down, Will US learn lessons?
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Mehr News - June 19th, 2020

What happened?

A US Navy’s RQ-4A spy drone flew from a US base in the Persian Gulf region at 00:14 a.m., June 20, 2019. The drone went ahead with its mission of gathering intelligence in the region but while returning, violated Iranian airspace and was brought down by IRGC’s air defense at 4:05 a.m. near Kouh-e Mobarak region — which sits in the central district of Jask County – around Hormuz Strait.

In a statement, IRGC announced that the drone had turned off its transponder and ignored multiple warnings of the Iranian air defense.

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