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CNN: Iranian Shahed-136 drone downed US helicopter in Persian Gulf

The Zioneer Intelligence Desk
Iranian Shahed Drone Downed US Apache; Crew Rescued by Unmanned Boat

Primary source Internal intake · 4 reviewed intake signals · Desk window 21:04 · Photo: from the full report

TL;DR

CNN reports that an American helicopter was shot down in the Persian Gulf region by an Iranian Shahed-136 unmanned aerial vehicle. According to the report, the UAV was operated by Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps.

01 · How it developed

6 developments

  1. Latest

    Weapon identified as 358-type surface-to-air missile launched from fast boat

  2. Pilots rescued by unmanned boat; IDF Radio identifies helicopter as Apache

  3. CNN identifies the Iranian UAV as a Shahed-136 model.

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02 · Source and signal

Source and signal

  • Internal intake
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