A photograph of the Beast of Kandahar, the classified stealth UAV has emerged.
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A photograph of the Beast of Kandahar, the classified stealth UAV has emerged.
Was over at AviationWeek.com and saw this blog post. Very interesting indeed!
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Reading the comments at the link is thought provoking:
I would hazard to guess that this UAV was being used to monitor the Pakistan weapons research facility at Kahuta. Since the Taliban has been targeting the personnel involved with the nuclear weapons program for sometime now, this would be a stealthy way to keep tabs on the both the personnel and the weapons/nuclear materials. There also continues to be rumors of Chinese technical assistance with both nuclear and conventional weapons programs, many of which are based in and around Kahuta.
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Although based on the other side of Afghanistan, it wouldn't take long for that "beast" to fly up and down or into Iranian Airspace.... ideal for snooping Uranium enrichment sites and the like without relying on a satellite every 90 minutes.....
The western side of Iran is pretty much covered no doubt too.... Balad AB maybe? Most of the US UAV's operate from there i believe.
But then there is Pakistan too like already mentioned.
The western side of Iran is pretty much covered no doubt too.... Balad AB maybe? Most of the US UAV's operate from there i believe.
But then there is Pakistan too like already mentioned.
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AW&ST are now reporting that the USAF has identified the type as the Lockheed Martin RQ-170 Sentinel.
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Old news, I guess, if you're a German (or American if you look at Jack Northolt's pre- WWII designs).
See the National Geographic Channel's "Hitler's Stealth Fighter"? Hitler's Stealth Fighter | National Geographic Channel
They actually built a full sized replica to test out it's RCS for real - fascinating viewing.
Of course, in those days, they had a man in the cockpit - how quaint?!
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Old news, I guess, if you're a German (or American if you look at Jack Northolt's pre- WWII designs).
See the National Geographic Channel's "Hitler's Stealth Fighter"? Hitler's Stealth Fighter | National Geographic Channel
They actually built a full sized replica to test out it's RCS for real - fascinating viewing.
Of course, in those days, they had a man in the cockpit - how quaint?!
The B Word
