For the first time in Iraq… using an air defense system to shoot down an unknown target

2024-08-29 12:48:10

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Baghdad Today – Kirkuk An informed source confirmed, today, Thursday (August 29, 2024), that the plane that was shot down today in Kirkuk Governorate was the largest Turkish drone and that the Iraqi Pantsir air defense system was used information that saw “Baghdad Today”, that “the plane is 12 m long and 3 m high,” indicating that the engine is a “PD-170 diesel with three blades.” He added, “its speed is 180 km/h, and the advanced version has a speed of 380 km/h, and the height of the flight reaches 11 km (depending on the weight of the load ) It can fly for 12 hours as an attack aircraft and 24 hours as its reconnaissance and patrol aircraft,” indicating that it is “a long-range reconnaissance and surveillance aircraft, intelligence and eavesdropping, armed maritime patrol, and ground attack fighter-bomber.” In the same context, a military source explained that “at 10 per hour per day.” 8/29/2024 The Iraqi Air Defense Brigade – Camp Kiwan Sector – north of Kirkuk city was notified that an unknown drone entered the airspace north and east of Kirkuk city,” stating “under air defense protocol, it was targeted for warnings, and then at 1025 hours the Banister system dropped it.” The Pantsir system, which arrived in Iraq a short time ago, is designed to face low-altitude attack aircraft and missiles, and has 30 mm automatic cannons and anti-aircraft launchers and missiles according to the disclosed information, 5 countries have Pantsir mechanisms, namely Russia and the UAE the residences inside the city of Kirkuk – Ninety Neighbors and caused only material losses in the house on which it fell,” explained “according to the inspection of the parts of the wreck of the drone, it turned out to be a Turkish type of Anka. “. , today, Thursday (August 29, 2024), the reasons for the crisis Kirkuk flew at medium altitude over 5 major cities in the governorate before touching sensitive sites, some of which were security related,” adding indicated that “the drone is used, according to initial observations, for monitoring and reconnaissance and can be transformed into a bomber due to its ability to carry 4 missiles.” He added that “orders were issued directly from Baghdad to shoot him down, and it was done in less than 10 minutes through ground defenses,” noting “What is certain is that he was shot down by Turkey, and captured security staff the rest of her.” the marches in those areas cannot take place without a green light from Baghdad.” Earlier today, Thursday (August 29, 2024), a security source revealed new information about the drone that fell in Kirkuk “The drone that fell in the 90th area of ​​Kirkuk Governorate belongs to Turkish forces.” He said, “It was the Iraqi air defenses that shot down the plane because of the lack of permission from the Iraqi forces to fly.”

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