Iraqi MiG-25 shoots down an American MQ-1 Predator | December 23, 2002
An Iraqi MiG-25 shot down a Predator performing reconnaissance over the no fly zone in Iraq on 23 December 2002. This was the first time in history a conventional aircraft and a drone had engaged each other in combat. Predators had been armed with AIM-92 Stinger air-to-air missiles, and were purportedly being used to “bait“ Iraqi fighters, then run. However, Predators are 1,800 mph slower than MIG-25’s and the service ceiling is nearly 60,000 ft lower, making the “run“ segment of any “bait and run“ mission
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Iraqi MiG-25 shoots down an American MQ-1 Predator | December 23, 2002