Iran’s Version of Captured US Drone Successfully Tested
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Iran has put into operation a final version of the sophisticated US RQ-170 drone, which was captured in 2011 and later reverse-engineered by Iranian experts, a senior Iranian commander said.
Iran's Version of Captured US Drone Successfully Tested
Iranian Commander of the Aerospace Division of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps [IRGC)] Brigadier General Amir-Ali Hajizadeh said on Monday that Iran has successfully tested a domestically produced version of the RQ-170 sophisticated drone.
"As we promised earlier this year, a test flight of the Iranian version of the RQ-170 was carried out and a video will be released soon," he said. Iran had displayed the drone earlier this year [2014].
Talking to reporters, Hajizadeh announced that several missile projects will be unveiled in near future.
The US RQ-170 Sentinel has been reverse-engineered by IRGC experts in about two years.
The aircraft was downed with minimal damage by the Iranian Army's electronic warfare unit on December 4, 2011, while flying over the Iranian city of Kashmar, some 225 kilometers [140 miles] from the Afghan border.
In recent years, Iran has made major breakthroughs in its defense sector and attained self-sufficiency in producing important military equipment and systems.
Source: News Agencies, Edited by website team
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