Image for representation purposes only The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Navy has claimed to have captured and landed a US drone intact west of the Strait of Hormuz. The American MQM-170 Outlaw drone was seized after taking control of its guidance and control systems, according to the Islamic Republic News Agency. The Corps said that the drone was detected and identified during an offensive electronic warfare operation. The MQM-170 is a reconnaissance and decoy drone made by the US company Griffon Aerospace. It is designed to simulate aerial threats, support air-defence training, and test aerial defence systems. US Central Command has denied the claim. According to TRT World’s X post, the US Central Command attributed it to false reporting. Spokesman Tim Hawkins said the IRGC has “repeatedly lied out of desperation”. IRGC claimed that it shot down a US MQ-1 drone using a new…
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