US response: "OK, it's a drone. But have fun trying to learn anything from it."
http://blog.foreignpolicy.com/posts/...st_of_kandahar
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The Iranian media reported today, and U.S. officials are now confirming, that a U.S. stealth spy drone was shot down over Iran. The Iranians claim the drone sustained only minor damage.
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So if it turns out to be true that the RQ-170 has fallen into Iranian hands, how big an intelligence coup is that for them?
I shouldn't think so. Under the skin, this is a fairly simple airplane. I doubt if there's anything radical in terms of reconnaissance equipment on board. There aren't that many examples of a huge intelligence haul of that kind coming from one particular aircraft.
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