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Iran shows flight of U.S. drone replica
The images, showing a black aircraft flying over mountainous terrain and arid lands before landing at an unnamed air base
Published: 12 November ,2014: 12:00 AM GST
Updated: 20 May ,2020: 10:42 AM GST
Iran’s state TV on Wednesday broadcast footage of an aircraft it says is a replica of a U.S. stealth drone captured in 2011.
The images, showing a black aircraft flying over mountainous terrain and arid lands before landing at an unnamed air base, were the first alleged proof that the Iranian-made version of the unmanned plane has actually been flown.
Gen. Amir Ali Hajizadeh, head of the aerospace division of the elite Revolutionary Guard, said Iran will build at least two or three such drones before the end of the current Iranian calendar year, which falls on March 20, and will mass produce it next year.
https://english.alarabiya.net/News/middle-east/2014/11/12/Iran-shows-flight-of-U-S-drone-replica
Iran shows film of captured US drone
Published8 December 2011
Iranian TV has shown the first video footage of an advanced US drone aircraft that Tehran says it downed 140 miles (225km) from the Afghan border.
Images show Iranian military officials inspecting the RQ-170 Sentinel stealth aircraft which appears to be undamaged.
US officials have acknowledged the loss of the unmanned plane, saying it had malfunctioned.
However, Iranian officials say its forces electronically hijacked the drone and steered it to the ground.
BBC security correspondent Frank Gardner says the intact condition of the Sentinel tends to support their claim.
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-16098562