The Boxer used electronic jamming to shoot down IrThe USS Boxer shot down an Iranian drone on Thursday, according to the Navy. The ship's crew used electronic jamming equipment to prevent the drone from recording the attack.

A U.S. ship shot down an Iranian drone in the Strait of Hormuz on Thursday, President Donald Trump said, adding that it was armed and flying at high altitude within 12 miles of the ship.

When the E-2D Hawkeye <a href = 'https://www.ajammer.com/product-category/drone-jammer/'>drone signal jammer</a> aircraft, one of the Navy's most sophisticated electronic attack planes, spoke up and warned about a drone in Iranian airspace over the Strait of Hormuz on Thursday, did that mean it could actually shoot down aircraft?

The short answer is yes. However, experts say that would be unlikely to happen because there are still too many variables at play. But don't get me wrong: The Navy has been working hard to develop anti-drone weapons, and as far as we know this is the first time they've proven their worth in a real-world scenario.

The USS Boxer is an amphibious assault ship in the United States Navy. It’s one of many ships in the Nimitz class, and it has a very special feature: it can shoot down drones from over 100km away.

The <a href = 'https://www.ajammer.com/product-category/jammer/'>jamming</a> system aboard this ship uses electronic warfare to interfere with communications between a drone and its operator, effectively putting control of the drone out of reach for whoever is using it. The jamming capability allows USS Boxer to clear a wide area around itself before firing missiles at incoming targets or performing other acts of war (like destroying Iranian drones).

It's called electronic jamming, and it can be used to disrupt or block communications between a drone and its controller.

Electronic jamming is not the same as hacking or spoofing (which can fake out another device). It's also different from hijacking (stealing control of the aircraft), although there are some similarities in that they all involve controlling the drone remotely.

The U.S. has shown that it can use electronic warfare to take down drones, but the Pentagon is still evaluating whether Iran's drone shoot-down was an act of war.