Thursday, December 08, 2011

IRAN DISPLAYS U.S. DRONE

Video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j5MCTJ80ZSA

"... (Iran) released the first images of the highly advanced US stealth spy drone which was downed through a cyberattack by Iranian military forces... the RQ-170 Sentinel drone... was part of a fleet of secret aircraft that the CIA has used for several years in an escalating espionage campaign targeting Iran's nuclear facilities..."
"Among the United States' main concerns is that Iran could use an intact aircraft to examine the vulnerabilities in stealth technology and take countermeasures with its air defense systems. Another is that China or other US adversaries could help Iran extract data from the drone that would reveal its flight history, surveillance targets and other capabilities."
"The drone was programmed to destroy such data in the event of a malfunction, but it failed to do so. The blow has been so heavy that the US officials do not still want to accept that Iran brought down the plane by a cyberattack. Instead, explanations have focused on potential technical failures..."
http://english.farsnews.com/newstext.php?nn=9007276579