Jordan downs drone after airspace breach
- The Royal Jordanian Air Force shot down a drone that violated Jordanian airspace in the eastern desert near Iraq and Saudi Arabia on July 28, but the drone's origin was not specified by the military.
- The Israeli military intercepted a drone near the Jordanian border on the same day; the drone did not enter Israeli airspace and the military is investigating its launch origin.
- On July 27 and 28, both Israeli and Jordanian forces intercepted and downed multiple drones near their shared border.
- Two US service members were killed in July due to Iranian strikes on Jordan amid ongoing drone incidents related to the Iran-US conflict.
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The Israeli army announced on Monday that it intercepted a drone near the border with Jordan and was trying to determine where it was drawn from, reports AFP.
Royal Jordanian Air Force downs drone after airspace breach
Amman: The Royal Jordanian Air Force intercepted and shot down a drone that violated Jordanian airspace early on Tuesday, according to the Jordanian Armed Forces-Arab Army.In a statement carried by the Jordan News Agency (Petra), the military's official spokesperson said the drone was detected through the Armed Forces' surveillance and monitoring systems before being brought down in the eastern desert within Jordanian territory.The spokesperson …
On Tuesday, Jordan announced that it had shot down a drone that had entered its airspace into the eastern desert, without specifying its origin. The Israeli army also intercepted a drone near its border with Jordan.
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