The downing of an American stealth RQ-170 Sentinel drone last week has caused consternation in the United States, who didn't believe Iran capable of such an electronic or other military attack.
[The drone may have been diverted and captured by hackers in Iran-- Editor]
On Thursday, the Islamic Republic aired footage of the missing drone, which appeared to have suffered only minimal damage.
Both current and former U.S. officials who spoke with the Associated Press under conditions of anonymity confirmed the drone was the Sentinel reported missing last week. Members of think tanks in Washington D.C. , including the Brookings Institute, said the loss could lead to an improvement in the Islamic Republic's ability to camouflage its facilities.
Iran protested Friday to the United Nations over America's "provocative and covert operations," calling the drone's presence in its skies a "blatant and unprovoked air violation" --- one that was "tantamount to an act of hostility."
The stealth drone has been used to provide "persistent surveillance" of Iranian nuclear sites, helping military planners track activities at the sites as well as personnel movements.
The loss of the drone is Iran's gain, especially in light of the equipment and the advanced technology carried by the robotic aerial vehicle.
It is likely that Iranian scientists will closely examine the drone to seek better ways of hiding its secrets from foreign surveillance in future, military analysts said.
4 comments:
It's has been no secret that our military has had the RQ-170, the media knows and researchers have been in the know.
It's my opinion that this drone was sacrificed on purpose to make way for the newest and still classified weapon of surveillance and mass destruction.
The publicity of all this just doesn't add up to something that was a supposedly a high priority classifed ordinance.
Stealth technology was completed in the '80's however was never used until Desert Storm in the '90's and that was the first time they were ever seen in action by the public.
7:32-I agree with you 100% about this drone being sacrificed on purpose.I'm just glad that someone beside myself can see that.
i had the same thought in mind both 7:32 and 9:30. this was done on purpose.
Thank you, we can call it the Trojan Horse.
When it is taken into a secret hanger somewhere in Iran will be when it self destructs taking out their technology personel along with it.
signed: 7:32
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