Iran: IRGC, Airspace Hunters and RQ-170 Sentinel dronenote

Special units of the Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), known as the Airspace Hunters, are said to have downed the US RQ-170 Sentinel drone on the border with Afghanistan. The following 320-word report sheds light on the subject and tells what about the IRGC Airspace Hunters and what about their capabilities. Note that the RQ-170 is a stealth drone made by Lockheed Martin and designed to carry out intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance missions.