 The UAV was downed with two AIM-9 Sidewinder missiles.Initial claims by the Turkish government mentioned an intruding helicopter was shot down, but later it was admitted that the downed aircraft was an UAV as claimed by the Syrian side.On October 6, 2015, Turkish Air Force F-16's on combat air patrol near the Syrian border (CAP) intercepted a series of Russian Air Force Su-30 that ventured into Turkish air space over Hatay and further east over near Gaziantep.