RQ-170 SentinelFrom Yahoo News/AFP:
WASHINGTON (AFP) – The US Air Force on Tuesday confirmed for the first time that it is flying a stealth unmanned aircraft known as the "Beast of Kandahar," a drone spotted in photos and shrouded in secrecy.
The RQ-170 Sentinel is being developed by Lockheed Martin and is designed "to provide reconnaissance and surveillance support to forward deployed combat forces," the air force said in a brief statement.
The "RQ" prefix for the aircraft indicates an unarmed drone, unlike the "MQ" designation used for Predator and Reaper aircraft equipped with missiles and precision-guided bombs.
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My Comment: There has been a considerable amount of speculation on this drone, but I still believe that it is it's stealth features that makes this drone an effective tool in the fight of the Taliban .... and that is the reason why it is in the Afghan theater.
The other drones are also effective, but the "buzzing sound" that they create has always served as a early warning signal to the Taliban .... especially when stealth and silence is what you may need in a particular area. There is also talk of it being able to avoid radar .... if true .... Al Qaeda sympathizers who man Pakistan's radar networks can now no longer warn Al Qaeda/Taliban leaders of an approaching drone.
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