An undated picture received December 8, 2011 shows a member of Iran's revolutionary guard pointing at the U.S. RQ-170 unmanned spy plane as he speaks with Amirali Hajizadeh (R), a revolutionary guard commander, at an unknown location in Iran. Credit: Reuters/Sepah News.ir/ Handout
Iran Says It Successfully Tested Copied US Drone -- VOA
Iran says it has successfully tested its version of a U.S. drone.
Iranian officials said Monday the design is based on the RQ-170 Sentinel, a U.S. drone seized in 2011 when it traveled into Iranian airspace from Afghanistan. Tehran pledged to release a video of the test flight.
Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei posed for a picture with the drone and expressed satisfaction at the success of the test flight. The semi-official Tasnim News Agency quoted him as saying, "Today is a very sweet and unforgettable day for me."
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