drone, a $120 million global hawk near the strait of hormuz overnight. iran says the drone violated iranian airspace. u.s. officials contend the drone was flying in international airspace. the president just wrapped up a meeting with his national security team and congressional leaders are also being briefed. we have it all covered for you from the middle east from the white house to capitol hill. nbc's courtney kube in the united arab emirates. nbc's kristen welker at the white house. retired army kerr nall jack jacobs and democratic congresswoman chrissy houlihan who served on the armed services and foreign affairs committees. welcome all. courtney, first to you, there in the uae, obviously tensions were escalati escalating. we know about the tanker attacks. iran's denials, the u.s. claims. the only issue here is where was that unarmed predator, whether it was in international airspace or over iran as iran contends. >> as you mentioned, the united states says it was in international airspace. iran says it drafted into iranian airspace. what this could

you mentioned global hawk, i want to understand the mission here because you said it wouldn't even be necessary for it to fly over iran. >> david: this particular aircraft is owned by the navy but is operated by central command, it's all large aircraft and people talk about drones, you can see on the video there, a wingspan larger than a 737 and the intelligence surveillance, reconnaissance capabilities it carries are both electro- optical, infrared, and radar. so at the altitudes this aircraft is flying at, it can be 20, 30 miles away from the area of interest as well as monitoring in this particular case maritime traffic in the gulf of hormuz as well as looking into their military and naval forces. it can look ten, dozens of miles away from where it's actually operating. >> harris: you give us such rich detail on how big this aircraft is, other people simply call it a drone, but with something with a wingspan larger than a 737, that's big and it speaks to the issue of our reporting at the pentagon on why this does look like shoulder fire, someone actually took this out. >> david: th

navy rq4a global hawk drone. when asked about what the u.s.esponse will be, president trump replied simply, quote, you'll find out. >>> and a day after the mexican senate approved the usmca trade deal the president is talking trade today with canadian prime minister justin trudeau. still hopeful that the house will ratify the agreement calling on house peeker nancy pelosi to do the right thing. >>> an wall street, a record day. the s&p 500 closing at an all-time record high, the dow closing at its third highest level in history, only 75 points tonight from its record high. all of this despite heightened tensions in the middle east after iran shot down that american drone over international air space. president trump today slammed the roi rogue nation's mistake s iran made a big mistake. this drone was in international waters. clearly we have it all documented. it's documented scientifically, not just words. and they made a very bad mistake. lou: a big mistake, a sad mistake and for more on the iranian attack, fox national security corresponden

so let's take a look at the type of drone that was shot down the r a q 4 a global hawk aircraft system is one of the u.s. military's most sophisticated pieces of hardware it provides intelligence surveillance in real time and can reach an altitude of 60000 feet that's 800000 meters much higher than a commercial aircraft and it doesn't come cheap industry experts say one drone costs about $130000000.00 it's been used in iraq afghanistan north africa and parts of the asia pacific region let's bring in mark kimmitt he's a retired u.s. army brigadier general and former assistant secretary of state for political military affairs under president george w. bush he's joining us from washington thanks for being with us once again on al-jazeera so we know the type of drone that it is because both iran and the pentagon.

for global hawk and we've got u.s. navy officials saying that it was a u.s. navy m q 4 c. triton which is similar and actually modeled on the r q 4 b. global hawk we also have heard from the islamic revolutionary guard corps commander the commander in chief of the islamic revolutionary guard corps said that shooting down the american spy drone had a clear decisive firm an accurate message we do not intend to engage in war with any country but we are completely ready for war now there have been previous occasions in which iran has attempted to shoot down u.s. drones this seems to be the 1st instance in which one was actually shot down and now might bomb peo and the united states have blamed iran for the incident now pompei i emphasize that he said no war is planned but they will be making sure to strengthen their capability in the region this is my palm pale. president does not want war and we will continue to communicate that message while doing the things that are necessary to protect american interests in the region but we can't do that without making sure that we have t

have offered conflicting accounts of where the global hawk drone was shot down iran says it has evidence the drone violated a rein in airspace the u.s. denies that the tensions have prompted many airlines to divert flights through that region. mariana i haven't seen is following this story for us today good morning mariana if the new york times accounts are confirmed this looks like an abrupt reversal by washington indeed it does brian i mean we do know it was a day of escalating tensions after that u.s. 5 drone was shot down officials will deliberating how do they respond and in fact as late as 7 pm it seemed as though there would be a limited strike against iran targeting things like radar or missile batteries but then brian it was called off in its early stages according to the new york times the planes were in the air ships were in position but no missiles have been fired when word came to stand down and it's still unclear at this point whether it was because president trump himself changed his mind or whether pentagon officials decided a change in strategy or did a lot decided to ca

this is the rq-4 global hawk unmanned aircraft. >> it's been in the inventory for about 21 years. it's state-of-the-art. it's a huge aircraft. it's almost the size of a boeing airliner that you would get in tomorrow to fly home. it's a monstrous aircraft. >> huge. >> great capabilities. and you can put on that aircraft, you can mix and match the types of sensors you want to have. do you want to do imagery, do you want to do signals intelligence, do you want to do measurements and signatures intelligence, kind of getting into some arcane business. but this is an incredibly capable aircraft an it's realtime. so it's a crew of three but on the ground, totally unmanlned. so this is a team that does this as a matter of routine and it's an immense capability. when i was inform conflict zones, this was a capability that i would lean on routinely. it would give you a stand-off capability. now, clearly that gives you a technical response to what you're seeing. it's always nice to have some type of a human intelligence as well to complement this. but in this case you had technical engagemen

the 2 sides argued about where it happened military strategists were likely discussing how the global hawk is jet propelled expensive and one of the most sophisticated drones to take to the skies. iran's military commander said it was flying higher than a commercial airliner when it was brought down by a surface to air missile made in iran iranian leaders said it was a significant display of military know how to read. from a military point of view the detection of a drone is not easy the radar the missiles it was hit with were all iranian made those who are military experts they know how significant this is iran's arsenal is a patchwork of bought and borrowed technology upgraded over the years before 979 the united states helped iran develop its air defense system after the islamic revolution iran purchased missile systems from countries including russia and china and worked with north korea and syria to develop targeting technology and boost its domestic military production. when george w. bush was u.s. president drone technology remained secret barack obama expanded drone flights and mad

a global hawk drone like this one has a wing span greater than a boeing 737 after one was downed over the strait of hormuz the u.s. federal aviation administration began to fear an actual commercial jetliner could be next the f.a.a. says the nearest civil aircraft was around 80 kilometers away when the strike happened in the busy section of sky the clearly things that's too close for comfort and is banned u.s. registered planes from flying over. any administered waters in the persian gulf and gulf of oman warning they could be mistakenly attacked that warning has been heeded by other carriers around the world malaysia airlines is rerouting flights that would normally pass through the area including its service between london and kuala lumpur. other airlines feeling sufficiently alarmed to follow suit includes germany's australia's quantas of the netherlands and british airways they all say they'll divert around the area affecting some long haul flights between western europe and parts of asia and australia at the same time united airlines has canceled all flights between new york amon

a global hawk drone like this one has a wingspan greater than a boeing 737 after one was downed over the strait of hormuz the u.s. federal aviation administration began to fear an actual commercial jetliner could be next.

military drone an iranian forces shot down on thursday tehran says the global hawk violated iranian airspace u.s. president donald trump said he aborted a military strike in retaliation because it could have killed 150 people. for a 2nd consecutive night thousands of georgians have gathered outside parliament in the capital tbilisi to demand snap elections the vote.

a global hawk drone like this one has a wingspan greater than a boeing.

on friday the iranian military presented what they said were pieces of the drone and our q 4 a global hawk reconnaissance craft iran says it has irrefutable evidence that the $120000000.00 drone had pushed into iranian airspace is going to join what is long gone the islamic republic of iran strongly condemns this provocation and any use of force because of this aggressive act we have complained to the united nations there would be a slow me down my only point about. the usa denies this the pentagon says the drone was shot down in international waters and has released this video as evidence for its claim in the face of escalating tensions with iran u.s. democrats urged president trump to show restraint. the president may not intend to go to war here but we're worried that he and the administration may be. all right let's get you now reaction from washington to the correspondent oversell it is covering events there for you all of her we just heard chuck schumer saying that there is this danger that the trump administration might bungle into a war how likely is it that this conflict with esca

military global hawk grown using a surface to air missile. the pentagon released this video showing the smokey trail. the u.s. claims, it was in international airspace. iran claims it was in their waters. telling "the new york times" that officials were expecting a strike as late as 7:00 p.m. last night adding that the retaliatory operation was under way with planes in the air and ships in position to strike when it was abruptly called off. the white house has declined to comment and says no government officials asked the paper to withhold this article. the u.s. strikes would have been on a handful of targets. >> the u.s. air force says the drone was on, quote, a surveillance mission following recent attacks on oil tankers. tehran's claim it was over their airspace was false adding that the attack was a dangerous and escalating step by iran. >> iran made a big mistake. this drone was in international waters clearly. we have it all documented science i havicly, not just words. they made a very bad mistake. >> iran's un ambassador sent a letter

navy rq4a global hawk drone. when asked about what the u.s., you'll find out. >>> and a day after the mexican senate approved the usmca trade deal the president is talking trade today with canadian prime minister justin

in regional developments it's more interesting to know that the russians have confirmed that the global hawk that was shot down was in iranian sky also a very influential chinese official was in tehran and a couple of days ago in one of the meetings he said that since iran shut down the global heart now we are holding a very different view about iran because not just because of the corage that iran is shown but also because of the homemade radar system as well as the mesan is that the missile that hit the aircraft it has shown much power and technology therefore we are now thinking of getting closer to iran strategically let me add one more point what mr via said was no rejection of what i said i said mr trump is the exercise in the same strategy with different overall busy and inexperienced tactics the fact that he doesn't know the balance between carrot and stick proves the same he doesn't know the tactics and he is a exercising the same strategy and it's no secret let's remember that even president obama defined undertakings under the nuclear deal let's remember the case when he avoided v

in regional developments it's more interesting to know that the russians have confirmed that the global hawk that was shot down was in iranian sky also a very influential chinese official was in tehran and a couple of days ago in one of the meetings he said that since iran shut down the global heart now we are holding a very different view about iran because not just because of the corage that iran is shown but also because of the homemade radar system as well as the mesan is that the missile that hit the aircraft it has shown much power and technology therefore we are now thinking of getting closer to iran strategically let me add one more point what mr via said was no rejection of what i said i said mr trump is the exercise in the same strategy with different overall busy and inexperienced tactics the fact that he doesn't know the balance between carrot and stick proves the same he doesn't know the tactics and he is a exercising the same strategy and it's no secret let's remember that even president obama defined undertakings under the nuclear deal let's remember the case when he avoided v

officials was flying near the global hawk drone and shot this video of the drone being shot down.ued a notice prohibiting u.s. commercial aircraft from flying over the persian gulf. there's been a steep drop in airline traffic. many international airlines said they would avoid the strait of hormuz. india has send two ships to ensure their ships would pass. we're told the military is poised if a response is needed. there's still 70,000 troops in the region and an aircraft strike group. >> shepard: jennifer griffin live at the pentagon. thank you. let's bring in general anthony tata. he's written and planned retaliatory strike. he served for 28 years and received several medals including the bronze star and action combat badge. it's an honor. >> thank you, shep. >> shepard: the president says the goal is to keep iran from getting a nuclear weapon. the iranians say their goal is to undo the sanctions. they want sanctions relief. what actions here are building toward those goals? >> shep, i think what we really need to take a look at the application of the elements of national power.

that plane was flying next to the global hawk and shot this video of the unmanned global hawk as it was being shot down. today iranian state television also released this video showing what it claims is the wreckage of the large u.s. navy drone that was shot down. it's the second time in a week iranian forces have fired on u.s. drones. this iranian video shows the advance surface-to-air missile used to shoot down the high altitude american drone worth more than $100 million. it has a swing span the size of a boeing 737. late last night the faa issued a notice to airmen prohibiting u.s. aircraft from flying over the persian gulf. commercial aircraft that is and the gulf of oman. the area where iran shot down the american drone. as you can see from this flight tracker radar, there has been a steep drop in commercial airline traffic. many international airlines said it would be -- they would be avoiding the strait of hormuz. tensions are lower today but the u.s. military, we're told, harris, is still poised to respond if need be. as one civilian leader said in private national security dis

corner and they're going to lash out because they know if they do something like shooting down a global hawk, they will get a reaction, and they will portray themselves as being strong to their own people. having said that, there are several offramps that are possible in this particular situation where tensions could be defused. the question is will iran be willing to take those offramps and will the united states also be willing to do that? i don't think both sides are ready to do that yet. >> thank you to both of you, kevin robillard and senator -- cedric leighton. >>> nine were killed in a small skydiving plane. many had family in the airfield when the crash happened. they are investigating. >>> they brace for a showdown as i.c.e. prepares to raid 10 major cities tomorrow. >>> plus the democratic hopefuls are in south carolina this weekend. they're frying up some fish and courting the state's significant african-american electorates. >>> we'll tell you why a man tried for the same murder six times will get yet another new trial. that's why it's on us. 2. unlimited data. use as much as you

it seems to be a derivative of the rq4 global hawk. it's a surveillance drone the u.s.. the iranians have come out with an extremely vicious statement. the guard corps which is the unit that shot this down. he came down and said this was a clear message to the united states not to violate iranian air space. anyone that wants to invade or violate iranian air space or its territory will not come back. the iranian general reiterating that iran does not want war but is prepared to go to war. christine. >> frederick pleitgen for us in tehran. thanks, fred. >>> talk a little sports ahead. zion williams set to begin at the nba draft. andy scholls has that story in the bleacher report next. voluptuous volume. intense length. feathery-soft lashes. this is what paradise looks like. lash paradise mascara from l'oréal paris. take your lashes to paradise. our mission is to provide complete, balanced nutrition... for strength and energy! whoo-hoo! great-tasting ensure. with 9 grams of protein and 26 vitamins and minerals. ensure, for strength and energy. look for savings in your week

for global hawk which costs over $100000000000.00. rainy and press t.v. released this footage of the attack saying it had been obtained from the iran revolutionary guard corps tehran contended the drone penetrated the range in a space not u.s. military iranian reports that this aircraft was shot down over iran are categorically false the aircraft was over the strait of hormuz and fell into international waters. senior members of the u.s. congress have been briefed on the situation the hi kanchan wires are up in the region for a lot of different reasons some bilateral region some multilateral some alleges the high tension lines. and 3rd we must act in a way that does not that does deescalate and does not escalate the tensions and the situation here we're told the iranians before they shot the drone down that if you engage against american personnel or assets you do search your own peril the president does not want a war with iran or anybody else and but he is the commander in chief national security figures gathered at the white house and the president sen

a global hawk like this one was on a surveillance mission. during an oval office meeting with the canadian prime minister, president trump put iran on notice. >> this country will not stand for it. >> reporter: iran is pushing back. insist that the drone was flying an iranian airspace. lawmakers on both sides are expressing the concern about the conflict. >> the world is less safe when i ran is able to play the way they have with terrorists around the world. >> reporter: iran blamed the u.s. for tax on oil makers. >> working together with allies is important. >> reporter: the u.s. has deployed an aircraft carrier and about 1000 additional troops to the middle east. >> reporter: president responded , you will find out. live at the white house conoco killian, kpix 5. >>> the senate blocked a white house push to expiate $8 billion in arms sales to saudi arabia. lawmakers signaling opposition to the administration's relationship with the country. this after the killing of jamal khashoggi last year. president trump is expected to veto the resoluti

is saying in fact this rq 4, which is a global hawk, was shot down over the straut of hormus and e remained in international airspace they're sawing it veer under to iranian airspace, a claim u.s. denies they're sayinging it was shot down by an iranian suffrface to air missile, which they're not denying. we're hearing morabout the ongoing tensions we're nearby at the port we got access to one of the tankers that was damaged in an attack last week we saw the u.s. military's evidence that in fact it was hit by a mine. and while they didn't point the finger dr finger directly at aran, they say it was the kind iran has in their arsenal. >>> another round of severe weather that has hit multiple states a very powerful thunderstorm brupging massive hail and wind gusts up to 45 miles per hour. and a possible tornado ripped the roof off of a church sanctuary. the pastor says about 20 people were inside at the time but they were not hurt. there are numerous reports of downed trees and powerlines in little rock, texas power lines and trees were knocked down in pennsylvania by this land slide. fro offi

it was fired at the global hawk drone that was flying up above the gulf of oman nearing the strait of hormuz. over international waters, according to defense department officials, who just spoke on the issue. this video was released by the pentagon just moments ago. it shows the actual moment of impact. it's a very quick video. you heard the president say just moments ago that this was a mistake by the iranians. but he also give them some wiggle room, saying that it may not have been intentional. and that suggesting that it may have been some rogue unit or person who took it upon themselves to fire the missile at the u.s. drone. the u.s. military saying that this proves that -- some of the evidence that they have released proves that the global hawk drone, which flies at a very high altitude, flying over international waters. not over iran at the time. as hard for us to tell from the evidence that the u.s. military has presented, if, in fact, that was the case. you would want to know where the debris landed, and it's hard to know the coordinates, but from what the u.s. military is say

. >> reporter: we did get a little more confirmation on it's called a global hawk. back to you. >> joe johns standby at the white house. in the meantime i want to bring in lieutenant general mark herting, and sarah izner, cnn political analyst. we just heard from joe. this is an expensive piece of hardware, over $200 million if you include the rnd costs and it's a provocative action as well, iran telling the world they did this to send a message to the united states. what are the range of possible responses? >> it's huge, john. you can go all the way from backing down completely to a full-scale war. that's what's dangerous about this situation. it's a provocative action to say we did this purposely to send a message. but i would respond to that by saying the united states has sent several messages to iran in the last several months. we're attempting to solve this as a short-term problem, when in fact the maligned actions of the iranian government are a long-term issue. they have been doing this for a while, and it's going to take more than just sound bite and tactic

the global hawk is thereply 50 feet long, has a swing span of nearly 130 feet. it is the largest drone aircraft in the united states arsenal. we are covering this from washington and tehran. let's begin with cnn correspondent barbara starr. this was flying very high. it's a $150 million aircraft. what can you tell us about how it was taken down and how there's any precedent for this in. >> reporter: good morning. the pentagon is calling this an unprovoked attack in international airspace. it may be an indication, another indication of iran's improvement in its surface-to-air missile targeting and precision capabilities, so that is going to be something very worrisome that iran would have this capability. this drone's mission is intelligence gathering, and clearly it is part of the u.s. effort to keep its eyes and ears on iran right now to see if they're moving their forces around, to see what they may be up to. this is drone that can stay up in the air for some 30 hours and survey thousands of square miles in that time. so this is very important asset to the u.s

the news was relayed by state media that reported the air bone object was a global hawk surveillancene in iranian airspace. this week, the united states moved to deploy 1000 extra troops to the region after two oil tankers were bombed. an attack the u.s. says iran was responsible for. a series of incidents that highlight the breakdown in relations says the u.s. pulled out of the 2015 nuclear deal signed with iran. turn of events that could further ramp-up tensions .etween washington and tehran iranian state television announced the revolutionary guard shot down an american drone after it entered iranian airspace. the commander-in-chief called the response a clear message. defend the borders of the islamic nation of iran will react in a total and decisive way to any intrusions by foreign elements on our land. redline.rs are our public broadcaster said the drone turned off its identification transponder, which is a violation of aviation rules. u.s. officials acknowledged one of their drones had been shot, but said it had been flying in international airspace. it is the latest incident

it says came from the us military drone an iranian forces shot down on thursday tehran says the global hawk violated iranian airspace u.s. president donald trump said he aborted a military strike in retaliation because it could have killed 150 people. for a 2nd consecutive night thousands of georgians i've gathered outside parliament in the capital tbilisi.

well let's take a look at the type of drone that was shot down the are a cue for a global hawk aircraft system is one of the u.s. military's most sophisticated pieces of hardware it provides intelligence and surveillance in real time and can reach an altitude of 60000 feet that's 18000 meters much higher than a commercial aircraft and it doesn't come cheap industry experts say one drone costs about $130000000.00 it's been used in iraq afghanistan and north africa and parts of the asia pacific region earlier i spoke to mark kimmitt he's a retired u.s. army brigadier general and former assistant secretary of state for political military affairs under president george w. bush he says donald trump's aggressive stance towards iran is not a sign that he wants war. well i don't see those as mixed messages at all he should be outraged that american aircraft was shot down by an adversary but at the same time he can't necessarily point at that ever series could have been a mistake made by a lower level general for which he and all of us should expect that the iranian government takes actions agai

you can't talk to a global hawk. i mean, you can't send it signals if you are an enemy force.ght go into the system but it has to be translated to the -- the pilots on the ground if you will. and certainly a device like this would turn off its transponders if it's collecting this kind of data. remember, erin, the other thing is this aircraft is flying between 30,050,000 feet. when it is shot down it's also going to spread debris all over the place. so the iranians could potentially pick up parts of this aircraft even on land if it was hit in the right way and it actually crashed to land or sea in their area. >> and get some really crucial information nayyera. >> this is the importance of the fact that it was a drone shot down not a manned aircraft. that gives the president and other officials some pgs ohs of how they can maneuver around this. i think the most dangerous thing that could happen round would be for president trump to now continue to escalate in response to the downing of a drone and seek to target something more directly in iran. that would be seen as the next lev

down to lower altitudes to a sort of medium altitude to take take kind of a closer look to the global hawk which just spends most of its time at 60000 feet but even so you're talking about a large vehicle mounted say 11 like radar guided sam so very very similar in fact to the system that shot down on it 17 in ukraine so this is a large strategic system that can threaten anything in kind of commercial space and most military aircraft within a certain range this is not a shoulder fired you know relatively common manpads type system so it's an escalation in terms of shooting down the drone it's also an escalation in terms of weapon system used and the implication but of course it's notable that this was an unmanned set and just as with the tanker attacks assuming those work conducted by iran this is very carefully calibrated to avoid loss of life these are symbolic escalations by iran who seem to have calculated that the u.s. actually doesn't want to war that they do have some space to push back and really pushed it out you know trying to force the americans to confront the fact that they do

military drone an iranian forces shot down on thursday tehran says the global hawk violated iranian airspace u.s. president donald trump said he aborted a military strike in retaliation because it could have killed 150 people.

tehran friday, the iranian military presented what they said were pieces of the drone, and rq4a global hawkeconnaissance aircraft. iran says it has irrefutable evidence the drone pushed into iranian airspace. >> the islamic republic of iran strongly condemns this provocation and any use of force. because of this aggressive act, we have complained to the united nations. reporter: the usa denies this. the pentagon says the drone was shut down in international waters and has released this video as evidence of its claim. in the face of escalating tensions, u.s. democrats urged president trump to show restraint. >> the president may not intend to go to war, but we are worried he and the administration may bungle into a war. laila: we have reaction from washington. oliver, we heard chuck schumer say there is this danger trump administration might bungle into a war. how likely is it this conflict will escalate further now? oliver: officially, no one here wants to bumble into a war, but it is a volatile situation. the u.s. administration and the pentagon just deployed 1000 additional troops to the

disagree on what type of drone it was the iran's revolutionary guard has identified it as an r q 4 global hawkhich you can see pictured here but the u.s. says it was actually this drone the m q 4 c. try to on a more advanced version designed for use by the navy. has the latest from tehran. according to iran's revolutionary guards they say that this drone took off from a u.s. air base in the south of the persian gulf where it made its way towards iran now they say that this device of legibly turned off all detection devices while it was making its way towards iranian airspace and shortly after 4 am local time at 4 or 5 exactly the iranians shot this drone down now this comes as the head of iran's revolutionary guard has been speaking at a scheduled events in western iran let's hear what he had to say i know you're joining. we don't want to engage in any war but we're fully prepared for war today's incident was a clear sign that we will protect old borders iran's borders are already in the careful we have experienced we have such a clear and message the drone had violated our borders. reaction h

well let's take a look now at the top a drone that was shot down the r q 4 a global hawk aircraft this them is one of the u.s. military's most sophisticated pieces of hardware it provides intelligence and surveillance in real time and can reach an altitude of 60000 feet that is 18000 meters and is much higher than commercial aircraft flies and it doesn't come cheap industry experts say one drone alone costs about one $130000000.00 it's been used in iraq and afghanistan in north africa and in parts of the asia pacific region. well meanwhile iran's ambassador to the united nations is called for the international community to demand that the united states end what he calls its unlawful and destabilizing measures in the gulf our diplomatic editor james bays has more from the u.n. in new york ok if either finding it on the iranians are determined to persuade the international community that they're the ones telling the truth in addition to the broadcast of this video which the iranian press t.v. says was filmed by the islamic republic's revolutionary guards the foreign minister mohammed jar

the 2 sides argued about where it happened military strategists were likely discussing how the global hawk is jet propelled expensive and one of the most sophisticated drones to take to the skies. iran's military commander said it was flying higher than a commercial airliner when it was brought down by a surface to air missile made in iran iranian leaders said it was a significant display of military know how to read. from a military point of view the detection of a drone is not easy the radar the missiles it was hit with were all iranian maint those who are military experts they know how significant this is iran's arsenal is a patchwork of bought and borrowed technology upgraded over the years before 979 the united states helped iran develop its air defense system after the islamic revolution iran purchased missile systems from countries including russia and china and worked with north korea and syria to develop targeting technology and boost its domestic military production. when george w. bush was u.s. president drone technology remained secret barack obama expanded drone flights and ma