The unmanned spy plane recently captured by Iran appears to be a fake, according to a former Pentagon official.
The former official, who saw video footage of the drone on display in Iran, said not only is it the wrong color, but also the welds along the wing joints do not appear to conform to the stealth design that helps it avoid radar detection. The official requested anonymity because he is not authorized to release information on the drone matter.
Iran said it managed to gain control of the RQ-170 Sentinel electronically and guide it down as it flew over its airspace.
The former official also questioned why the landing gear was covered up when displayed by the Iranian military.”
Iran TV reported Wednesday that Iranian experts were still recovering data from the Sentinel, which has been used in stealth missions such as the surveillance operation on the Pakistan compound of Osama bin Laden before he was killed in a U.S. raid in May.
(Source: USA Today)
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I am no expert on stealth drones, but I do not understand why he would say the color is wrong.
Military aircraft are rountinely painted one color on the under surface of the plane – to blend in to the sky (i.e. light blue)when viewed from below, and another color on the top surface to blend in with the land color when viewed from above, which in this case would be a desert tan, which this plane appears to be, from the photo.
If this guy is a ‘former’ official, how would he know what color it was when it was last used?
America seems like a child who lost his toy, and is ashamed to tell his parents the truth. They are neither admitting it nor denying it outright.