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Watch: ISIS Drone Drops ‘bomb’ on M1 Abrams Battle Tank

As previously noted on Fighter Sweep, ISIS is making claims of having weaponized drones and attacking Iraqi forces with them.

In this video ISIS states that it shows their drone dropping some type of bomb on an Iraqi Abrams tank killing the tank commander who was standing in the open turret.

ISIS Drone Drops Bomb on M1 Abrams Tank

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As previously noted on Fighter Sweep, ISIS is making claims of having weaponized drones and attacking Iraqi forces with them.

In this video ISIS states that it shows their drone dropping some type of bomb on an Iraqi Abrams tank killing the tank commander who was standing in the open turret.

ISIS Drone Drops Bomb on M1 Abrams Tank

More ISIS Drone Video

Apparently ISIS is using commercially available hobby drones and converting them to carry different types of weapons potentially making them lethal.

What do you think? Is this a legitimate threat to US forces in the region?

Iraqi Sgt. Hussain Musa Kathum displays an ISIS drone he shot down in Anbar province. Photo by Iraqi ministry of defence

Featured image screenshot from YouTube video

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