The ScanEagle weighs 40 pounds (18 kilograms) and has a 10-foot (3-meter) wingspan. The system carries cameras and is used “individually or in groups to loiter over trouble spots and provide intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance data,” according to Boeing’s website. Source: Boeing Co.
Drone in Iran Appears to Be U.S.-Made, Pentagon Says -- Bloomberg Businessweek
The drone Iran says it captured appears to be a U.S.-made ScanEagle, Pentagon spokesman George Little said.
While Iran said it extracted valuable data from the unmanned aerial vehicle, Little told reporters today that it was “highly improbable” that useful intelligence could be gained from the relatively unsophisticated drone. He said it couldn’t be determined if the drone was operated by the U.S.
The ScanEagle, made by Boeing Co. (BA), is used by a number of countries and is less advanced than other unmanned aircraft employed by the Pentagon and the Central Intelligence Agency, such as the Global Hawk and Predator.
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Update #1: Iran Tells U.S. To ‘Recount’ Drones -- Defense News/AFP
Update #2: Iran pulling data from captured drone -- UPI
Update #3: Iran says extracts data from U.S. spy drone -- Reuters
My Comment: The U.S. Navy is still sticking to their story that it does not belong to them.
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