Iran claims to have found wreckage of downed US MQ-9 drone.
On the 16th local time, reporters from the Central Station learned that Iran claimed that in the early hours of the day, a U.S. MQ-9 "Reaper" drone was shot down by a new air defense system of the Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps over the skies of Andimeshk, Iran.
According to reports, militia groups in the Dasht-e Abad area of Dehloran County discovered the wreckage of the drone in the mountainous region near the village of Saeptoon during their search. The Iranian side stated that after the drone was shot down, its wreckage scattered within the jurisdiction of Dehloran County, and was subsequently found and recovered by local personnel. (Central Station reporter Li Zhao)
Iranian forces shot down a U.S. MQ-9 Reaper drone over Dasht-e Abadan, Iran, on October 16, 2023. The drone was downed by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps' air defense system. Local militia discovered and recovered the wreckage in the mountainous area near the village of Saepon.
- Iranian forces shot down a U.S. MQ-9 Reaper drone.
- The incident occurred on October 16, 2023.
- The wreckage was found in the Dasht-e Abadan area of Dehloran County.
- The drone was shot down by the IRGC's air defense system.
- Local militia recovered the drone wreckage.