Cheap Iranian drone downed $25 million US Army helicopter—maybe by chance
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Close encounters of the unusual kind
The US military struck Iran again after an Iranian drone’s lucky midair strike.
AH-64 Apache helicopters fly above the Strait of Hormuz during a patrol, April 17.
Credit:
US Central Command
A US Army helicopter gunship was apparently struck by an Iranian Shahed drone before going down near the Strait of Hormuz—but it’s unclear whether the one-way attack drone was deliberately aimed or achieved more of a lucky accidental strike.
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