This is the first time Typhoon fighters have engaged an enemy aircraft in hostile airspace since the Falklands War 40 years ago.

A British Royal Air Force Typhoon fighter aircraft shot down a drone over Syria.

The British newspaper Daily Mail reported that theBritish warplane, which is part of the US-led coalition in Syria, shot down the target near the coalition‘s base in the war-torn Al Tanf in the south of the country last Tuesday.

The newspaper reported that two RAF aircraft were patrolling the airspace over Syria and Iraq when they rushed to investigate reports of two enemy drones over a no-fly zone.

The newspaper added: “The pilots identified a drone the size of a coffee table, believed to belong to ISIS or anIranian-backed militia, and managed to shoot it down with an ASRAAM air-to-air missile, while the second drone retreated and disappeared from the area. “

According to the British newspaper, this clash is the first air battle in which British forces have been involved in almost 40 years since the 1982 Falklands war with Argentina.

The British Ministry of Defence said that the air collision that occurred on Tuesday, and the drone was shot down, is the first air confrontation with British Typhoon fighters.

The ministry added that the two Royal Air ForceTyphoon FGR4s (on the island of Cyprus) took off from the island of Cyprus as they were carrying out one of their routine patrols in the airspace of Syria and Iraq as part of their participation in the international coalition. . . . . They were, in fact, tasked with investigating reports of two“enemy” drones in the area.

Defence Secretary Ben Wallace said, “This strike is a striking demonstration of the RAF‘s ability to hit enemy targets in the air that pose a threat to our forces. “

“We continue to do everything we can, together with our coalition partners, to eliminate the terrorist threat and protect our members and partners,” he added.