Iraninan state television displayed what it said was a U.S. surveillance drone on Thursday, days after U.S. officials expressed concern that Tehran would be able to obtain information about a classified military program from , according to Haaretz. The stealth techology of the RQ-170 drone is so advanced that the Air Force has not made public pictures of it. There is no information available yet from the U.S. State Department confirming whether the pictures on Iranian television are authentic.
According to the semi-official Fars news agency, in the televised segment, commander of the Revolutionary Guard's Aerospace Forces Amir Ali Hajizadeh said that Iranian foerces uncovered the aircraft as it was about "to infiltrate our country's airspace for spying missions."
According to the Iraninan military official, the drone was "equipped with highly advanced surveillance, data gathering, electronic communication and radar systems," saying that "this kind of plane has been designed to evade radar systems and from the view point of technology it is amongst the most recent types of advanced aircraft used by the U.S."
"The technology used in this aircraft had already been used in B2 and F35 planes," Fars news agency reported that the "aircraft is controlled and guided through satellite link and land stations in Afghanistan and the United States."
"Military experts are well aware how precious the technological information of this drone is," Fars quoted Hajizadeh as saying.
U.S. military officials have stated concern that the surveillance drone could supply Iran with information about the highly classified RQ 170 drone.
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