Israeli 'Hermes' Drone Downed over Iran (+Video)
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – An Israeli unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) which was shot down by the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) in Iran’s airspace on Sunday is believed to be of the Hermes type, according to Tasnim dispatches.
On Sunday, the IRGC announced that its aerospace forces had tracked and shot down a radar-evading stealth Israeli drone which was intending to penetrate the airspace over Natanz nuclear zone. The intruding aircraft was intercepted by a surface-to-air missile.
Later in the day, Head of the IRGC Public Relations Department General Ramezan Sharif told Tasnim that some components of the targeted aircraft have remained undamaged.
“Some components of the Zionist regime’s downed drone are undamaged and the experts are exploring information on them,” he explained.
The Elbit Systems Hermes 450 is an Israeli medium size multi-payload UAV, designed for tactical long endurance missions.
It has a flight endurance of over 20 hours, with a primary mission of reconnaissance, surveillance and communications relay.