IRGC releases photos of downed Polish Tiguar M drone, alleges it was operated by U.S. Army

Published Jul 21, 08:21 AM UTC

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The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has published photos of the wreckage of a downed unmanned aerial vehicle, identified as a Polish Tiguar M drone. The drone, a light tactical UAV designed by Polish company uAvionics, was allegedly operated by the U.S. Army and shot down over southern Iran by the IRGC Ground Forces' 48th Fath Brigade in Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad Province. The photos show the drone was fitted with an improvised Starlink or Starshield terminal for beyond line-of-sight communication. The report, first shared by analyst Babak Taghvaee, notes that U.S. soldiers from the 1st Special Forces Group tested Tiguar M drones during the Balikatan 2026 exercises in the Philippines, focusing on long-range communications. The incident marks a significant escalation in drone warfare and U.S.-Iran tensions.

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The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has released images of a Polish-built Tiguar M unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), allegedly operated by the U.S. Army and shot down over southern Iran.

According to a post by Babak Taghvaee, a former contributor to outlets including the BBC, the wreckage photos show the drone fitted in an improvised manner with a Starlink or Starshield terminal, used for beyond line-of-sight (BLOS) communication.

The IRGC stated that the drone was downed by its Ground Forces' 48th Fath Brigade in Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad Province.

About the Tiguar M

The Tiguar M is a light-class tactical UAV designed and manufactured by the Polish company uAvionics.
It is the military version of the civilian Tiguar drone.
In April 2026, soldiers from the 1st US Special Forces Group tested Tiguar M drones during the Balikatan 2026 exercises in the Philippines.
Those exercises focused specifically on long-range communication capabilities and operations in infrastructure-constrained environments.

By Wojciech Kozioł 20 July 2026, 09:27

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Defence24.comRegional

Original headline: IRGC shows photos of downed Polish Tiguar M drone

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