The Islamic Revolution Guard Corps (IRGC) says its air defense systems have intercepted and destroyed a US MQ-1 drone over Qeshm Island in the Persian Gulf.

Axar.az reports, citing Press TV, that in a statement on Saturday, the IRGC’s public relations office said the drone was shot down at around 2:30 p.m. by an advanced air defense system operated by the IRGC Aerospace Force.

The statement described the aircraft as a reconnaissance and combat drone belonging to the US military’s MQ-1 family, calling the interception another failure of enemy reconnaissance missions.

According to the IRGC, this brings the number of US MQ-1 drones it has destroyed to 17.