Posted on 12/05/2011 8:59:13 AM PST by americanophile
Tehran claims to have brought down with "little damage" an RQ-170 surveillance drone, considered one of the most secret aircraft in the world, flying inside eastern Iran.
The seizure of the unarmed surveillance drone intact would give access to a treasure trove of classified information including the designs of the aircraft and its payload of sensors.
However it was unlikely the drone had escaped a crash or being shot down without significant damage and its sensitive technology was probably rigged with self-destruct mechanisms, experts added.
Suspicion surrounds the claims because Iran has yet to release any footage of the captured drone or its wreckage.
Nato forces confirmed a drone went missing in Afghanistan near the Iranian border last week, though would not say what kind it was.
(Excerpt) Read more at telegraph.co.uk ...
The Government needs to stop giving our sh!t away to the enemy.
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