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Iran has unveiled its own copy of an American stealth drone it captured in late 2011, claiming to have cracked the “secrets” of the bat-wing craft and added weapons capabilities. Today, Fars News Agency reported that while Iran’s duplicate of the US RQ-170 Sentinel drone*was smaller, it also had a “bombing capability to attack the US warships in any possible battle.” The story in Persian was headlined: “America’s nightmare has become reality.” *State television showed footage*on Sunday*it said was of a US aircraft carrier in the Persian Gulf*filmed by an Iranian drone. The drone replica was unveiled at an Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) exhibition*on Sunday, where*Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was*briefed on how*the drone, its systems, and structure had been reverse-engineered. Aerospace chief*Amir Ali Hajijadeh*said today that they are working on two more models of the replica drone.
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