A senior Iranian commander says the country identified and repelled an American U2 reconnaissance plane that was trying to intrude into Iranian airspace above the Sea of Oman.
Commander of Khatam al-Anbiya Air Defense Base Brigadier General Farzad Esmaili said on Tuesday that the countrys air defense systems identified the radar-evading plane on 10.feb.2013 but it left the area after receiving a warning from Irans air-defense units.
The US U2 plane was flying from Pakistans southwest to the east of the Sea of Oman and was being monitored by our radar and electronic surveillance systems every moment, the Iranian commander said, adding that Irans Persian Gulf radar gave it a warning when it got close to iran's airspace above the Sea of Oman and southeast of the Strait of Hormuz.
he added today they are receding this type of aircraft's fly zone from our borders.
PressTV - Iran detects, repels US U2 reconnaissance plane: Cmdr.
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