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| Iran builds attack drone similar to captured US model, local media say | Iran builds attack drone similar to captured US model, local media say |
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| Iran’s Revolutionary Guards have built a new attack drone which is similar to a US unmanned aerial vehicle that was captured five years ago, Iranian media reported on Saturday. | Iran’s Revolutionary Guards have built a new attack drone which is similar to a US unmanned aerial vehicle that was captured five years ago, Iranian media reported on Saturday. |
| The semi-official Tasnim news agency said the “Saegheh” (“Thunderbolt”) drone was similar to the RQ-170 Sentinel spy drone. The country’s state-run Press TV said the long-range drone could carry four precision-guided bombs. Neither report gave figures for the drone’s range. | The semi-official Tasnim news agency said the “Saegheh” (“Thunderbolt”) drone was similar to the RQ-170 Sentinel spy drone. The country’s state-run Press TV said the long-range drone could carry four precision-guided bombs. Neither report gave figures for the drone’s range. |
| “This long-range drone is capable of hitting four targets with smart precision-guided bombs with high accuracy,” state news agency IRNA quoted the head of the Revolutionary Guards’ aerospace arm, Amir Ali Hajizadeh, as saying. | |
| Iran claimed to have shot down an RQ-170 drone used by the CIA in December 2011, broadcasting footage of the recovered aircraft. It also claims to have captured three American ScanEagle drones. | Iran claimed to have shot down an RQ-170 drone used by the CIA in December 2011, broadcasting footage of the recovered aircraft. It also claims to have captured three American ScanEagle drones. |
| Iran said last year that it had successfully tested its replica of the RQ-170. | Iran said last year that it had successfully tested its replica of the RQ-170. |
| Also on Saturday, Tasnim published photos of what it said was a US-made MQ-1C drone captured recently by the Revolutionary Guard. It did not say when or how the drone was captured. | Also on Saturday, Tasnim published photos of what it said was a US-made MQ-1C drone captured recently by the Revolutionary Guard. It did not say when or how the drone was captured. |