New Unmanned US Stealth Jet Based In Afghanistan Gathers Data In Iran -- DEBKAfile
US Air Force spokesmen confirmed this week that the hitherto secret unmanned, high-altitude stealth jet, the "Beast of Kandahar," was present at the big US air base of Bagram, in Afghanistan. Photos of the Beast on the Bagram tarmac - outside its regular base at Kandahar near the Iranian and Pakistani borders - appeared in various Internet sites this week.
Designated RQ-170 Sentinel, it is the first jet drone ever developed for military use. France's EURO Demonstrator is a similar project which will be ready for test flights only in a
US Air Force spokesmen confirmed this week that the hitherto secret unmanned, high-altitude stealth jet, the "Beast of Kandahar," was present at the big US air base of Bagram, in Afghanistan. Photos of the Beast on the Bagram tarmac - outside its regular base at Kandahar near the Iranian and Pakistani borders - appeared in various Internet sites this week.
Designated RQ-170 Sentinel, it is the first jet drone ever developed for military use. France's EURO Demonstrator is a similar project which will be ready for test flights only in another two years.
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My Comment: I believe that it is too early to determine what is the function of this drone. But what we do know is that it is in the middle of a war zone, and that it has a configuration that is different from other drones ... and that is about it.
Designated RQ-170 Sentinel, it is the first jet drone ever developed for military use. France's EURO Demonstrator is a similar project which will be ready for test flights only in another two years.
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Previous Post: USAF Confirms Stealthy UAV Operations.
My Comment: I believe that it is too early to determine what is the function of this drone. But what we do know is that it is in the middle of a war zone, and that it has a configuration that is different from other drones ... and that is about it.