Eyewitness footage shows what is said to be the moment of an explosion at a military site in Isfahan, Iran, Jan 29, 2023, in this still image obtained from a video. (PHOTO / POOL / WANA VIA REUTERS)
TEHRAN – Iran said on Sunday the unsuccessful attack on a military plant in the central province of Isfahan was carried out by three armed quadcopters, the official news agency IRNA reported.
The quadcopters were equipped with bomblets, the IRNA report quoted an informed source as saying.
The source added that, upon hearing the quadcopters' noise, the plant's perimeter intrusion detection systems targeted the unmanned aerial vehicles with electronic warfare equipment and managed to bring down one of them.
The foiled attack took place at about 23:30 local time (2000 GMT), the ministry said in a statement after local media reported that a loud blast had been heard at a military plant in the city
Another quadcopter lost its GPS link due to jamming and crashed onto the roof of an industrial shed, causing minor damage, according to the source.
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Iranian security forces in the military plant have taken possession of the third quadcopter, which sustained less damage, the report said.
Iran's Defense Ministry said early Sunday that it successfully repelled a drone attack on one of its military plants in Isfahan.
The foiled attack took place at about 23:30 local time (2000 GMT), the ministry said in a statement after local media reported that a loud blast had been heard at a military plant in the city.
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The ministry noted that, except for minor damages to the roof of a structure in the plant, the attack inflicted no casualty and the equipment was unharmed.
Mohammadreza Jan-Nesari, Isfahan's deputy governor for political and security affairs, said security authorities had launched investigations to identify those behind the attack.