Friday, December 16, 2011

Iran's Captured 'Spy Plane' Is Not A U.S. Drone, Claims Ex-Pentagon Officer



'That's A Fake': Iran's Captured 'Spy Plane' Is Not A U.S. Drone, Claims Ex-Pentagon Officer -- Daily Mail

* Wrong colour and wrong welding on wing joints
* We hacked into GPS system to bring it down, says Iran
* Drone was looking for nuclear sites, CNN told

The unmanned U.S. spy plane captured by Iran appears to be a fake, a former Pentagon official has claimed.

It is the wrong colour and the welding along the wing joints does not appear to conform to the stealth design that helps it avoid radar detection, he said.

But U.S. military officials have told CNN the drone was on a surveillance mission of suspected nuclear sites in the country.

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My Comment: Since yesterday's Iranian claims on this downed drone, more U.S. officials are now coming out and rejecting Iran's claim on this crashed drone. What is my take .... there is more to this story than what is being publicly revealed. As to Iran's claims itself .... I have my doubts .... Iran has a long history of rarely being truthful on security/intelligence matters.

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