No Missles launched or shots fired, just new technology in the form a high tech electronic weapon designed to scramble the long range signals controlling the Drone. It wasn't even ship mounted, it was mounted on a land vehicle that was part of the armament of the Marine Detachment on board the USS Boxer.
Iran shoots down one of our UAV's, and then make the mistake of giving us the opportunity to return the favor.
Such is life.
https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/29063/marine-anti-drone-buggies-on-uss-boxer-knocked-down-threatening-iranian-drone
Information on the Drone Killer system used
https://www.marinecorpstimes.com/news/2018/09/19/the-corps-just-slapped-a-counter-drone-system-on-an-mrzr-all-terrain-vehicle/
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