It is the first time the air force has shot down enemy aircraft since the Falklands nearly 40 years ago.
A Royal Air Force Typhoon jet has shot down a "small hostile drone" over Syria, the Ministry of Defence says.
The MoD said the drone - which was shot on 14 December - "posed a threat" to coalition forces fighting the Islamic State group in southern Syria.Defence Secretary Ben Wallace said the strike was "an impressive demonstration of the RAF's ability to take out hostile targets in the air". The pilots identified and destroyed it using an advanced short range air-to-air missile called Asraam.An Asraam missile, which costs around £200,000 and has a range of 12-15 miles, flies at supersonic speed - faster than the speed of sound.
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