00:00For years, American drone technology ruled the skies over the Middle East, undisputed.
00:04But recently, Iran claims to have systematically dismantled those multi-million pound assets.
00:10Here are four technological counter-strikes shifting the balance of power.
00:14First up, the sheer scale of destruction.
00:18Iran claims its homegrown air defense networks have neutralized 68 American drones,
00:23including elite MQ-9 Reapers.
00:26This severely degrades Washington's primary surveillance and strike capabilities in the Gulf.
00:31Next, a bloodless hijacking.
00:34Iranian cyber units reportedly hacked the navigation system of an MQM-170 outlaw drone,
00:40severing the U.S. operator's connection forced a perfectly safe landing.
00:44This intact capture provides an intelligence goldmine on American radar evasion tactics.
00:50Third, this hardware isn't just examined, it's copied.
00:54In 2011, Iran captured an American RQ-170 Sentinel.
00:58Scientists successfully reverse-engineered that stealth drone to build their own formidable Shahed fleet,
01:05turning American technology directly into indigenous weapons.
01:08Finally, unbreakable infrastructure.
01:11Despite heavy airstrikes targeting Iran's highly secretive underground Eagle 44 airbase,
01:17new satellite imagery reveals the surface runways are completely rebuilt.
01:22The deep underground tunnels survived untouched, leaving the base fully operational.
01:28Gulf warfare is no longer just a display of American might.
01:31It's a technological chess match, turning U.S. assets against them.
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