Turkish F-16 shot down UAV after three warnings were given

The Turkish General Staff website issued a statement today at 13:30 saying that an unmanned aerial vehicle was shot down in its airspace near the border with Syria after giving three warnings.

UAV shot down in Turkey
Photo: DHA


The aircraft did not leave Turkish airspace after the warnings were given and fighters on patrol shot down the UAV as per rules of engagement. The UAV is reported to have crash in the province of Kilis.

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