Iran’s RQ-170 Clone Crashes Suspiciously On 10th Anniversary Of The Real One Falling Into Its Hands
The crash recovery looks bizarrely similar to the one that followed the real downing of the RQ-170 Sentinel exactly 10 years ago.
The crash recovery looks bizarrely similar to the one that followed the real downing of the RQ-170 Sentinel exactly 10 years ago.
The Sentinel Airborne Stand-Off Radar aircraft, controversially retired earlier this year, may now be headed to the United States.
The Air Force has been flying the stealthy RQ-170 for nearly a decade and a half, but has been very slow to disclose details about them.
More than 10 years after the Air Force publicly acknowledged the existence of these stealth drones, information about their exploits remains limited.
The large-scale modernization promised under the upcoming defense review is likely to be tempered by some severe force reductions
Plans to reduce the RAF’s ground targeting radar planes to spare parts looks like a serious missed opportunity.
It’s the second time the stealthy flying-wing drone has appeared in broad daylight at Plant 42 in Palmdale, California in the last two months.
This exercise is also the first confirmation that the Air Force’s top-secret 44th Reconnaissance Squadron flies the reclusive RQ-170 Sentinel.
13 years after it was first spotted, the RQ-170 still lives a secretive life. So, returning to its place of birth in broad daylight is a bit shocking.
Estimates of the RQ-170’s size have varied greatly over the years. Now we can put the debate to rest.