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An unmanned American surveillance drone operating from Afghanistan has been shot down by Iran over its territory, reports from Tehran claim.
The pentagon said that the Iranians were probably referring to an aircraft that had been operating over eastern Afghanistan late last week.
Although the Iranians claimed to have shot down a drone, the report from Tehran also said it had been recovered without serious damage. This would imply that it was not hit by anti aircraft defence systems but by electronic countermeasures.
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It is an advanced version of jet-powered Sentinel using radar-evading technology similar to that on the B2 stealth bomber. It also shares the bomber's wing shape.
If Iranian claim is true, there will be added concern for the US, because if American military action is ever taken against Iran's nuclear weapons facilities, the B2 would be used in an attempt to evade detection by Iranian radars.
The RQ170 was used during the US Navy Seals raid on Osama bin Laden's compound in Pakistan in May, Providing real time pictures of the mission for President Obama and his team in Washington.
The Fars news agency in Tehran claimed that Iranians electronic warfare units took the drone ''into custody''. The Sentinel can carry out surveillance missions fron 50000ft.
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Michael Evans. Pentagon Correspondent.
The pentagon said that the Iranians were probably referring to an aircraft that had been operating over eastern Afghanistan late last week.
Although the Iranians claimed to have shot down a drone, the report from Tehran also said it had been recovered without serious damage. This would imply that it was not hit by anti aircraft defence systems but by electronic countermeasures.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
It is an advanced version of jet-powered Sentinel using radar-evading technology similar to that on the B2 stealth bomber. It also shares the bomber's wing shape.
If Iranian claim is true, there will be added concern for the US, because if American military action is ever taken against Iran's nuclear weapons facilities, the B2 would be used in an attempt to evade detection by Iranian radars.
The RQ170 was used during the US Navy Seals raid on Osama bin Laden's compound in Pakistan in May, Providing real time pictures of the mission for President Obama and his team in Washington.
The Fars news agency in Tehran claimed that Iranians electronic warfare units took the drone ''into custody''. The Sentinel can carry out surveillance missions fron 50000ft.
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Michael Evans. Pentagon Correspondent.
