THIS is the incredible moment a fighter jet from Dubai chases down an Iranian drone before blowing it to smithereens in mid-air.
Stunned beachgoers watched the daring hunt as theUAEF-16E jet reportedly fired a heat-seeking air-to-air missile at the Shahed-136 attack drone.
The airspace over Al Mamzar Beach inDubaiplayed host to the remarkable wartime scrap as the UAE was forced to intercept over a hundred drones fired from the twisted Iranian regime.
Footage showed the drone soaring just above the water before the impressive F-16E flies into shot.
Believed to be armed with an AIM-9X Sidewinder missile, designed for close-range battles in the air, the fighter jet took aim at the drone.
Within seconds, a blast knocks the drone out of theskywith it being destroyed before it can even crash and burn on the ground.
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The UAE defence ministry said it was forced to intercept 17 drones which were detected above its airspace on Sunday when the footage was filmed.
Source: Drudge Report
