The Iranian Army has intercepted two US unmanned aerial vehicles that had penetrated into the country’s airspace, giving them stern warnings to stay away from the zone where it was holding massive drills.

The media bureau of the drills, codenamed Zolfaqar-1400, said in a statement on Tuesday that the American aircraft, including General Atomics MQ-9 Reaper and Northrop Grumman RQ-4 Global Hawk drones, intruded into the country’s Flight Information Region (FIR) and Air Defense Identification Zone (ADIZ).

It explained that the American drones had already been monitored by the Iranian integrated air defense network from kilometers away, and were eventually warned off by the Islamic Republic of Iran Air Defense Force as they were trying to approach the war game area.

The statement said the aircraft veered away and left the region shortly afterward.

 

Source: Press TV