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Tehran announces maiden flight for Iranian version of USA unmanned airplane

Tehran, Iran - The drone would be a copy of RQ-170 Sentinel, using Stealth technology. Tehran said it had captured one in December 2011

Iran carried out the first test flight of an unmanned airplane based on an aircraft captured from the US Air Force. The statement was voiced by General Amir Ali Hajizadeh of the Revolutionary Guard airspace division on November 10. In December 2011 Tehran said its air forces seized an RQ-170 Sentinel drone in the eastern region of the country. The aircraft used Stealth technology making it invisible...

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