Iran Captures Us Drone

The drone that Israel said it shot down this weekend appeared to have been developed by Iran from technology obtained when it captured a U.S. stealth aircraft in 2011, according to aviation experts and Israeli officials.

Iran's state TV is reporting that the country has successfully tested its own version of a US-made drone based on one it captured in 2011.

Iran said today it has succeeded in copying a US drone it captured in December 2011, with state television broadcasting images apparently showing the replicated aircraft.

Iran said on Sunday it has succeeded in copying a US drone it captured in December 2011, with state television broadcasting images apparently showing the replicated aircraft.

Iran's powerful Revolutionary Guard said on Saturday that it had captured a foreign unmanned aircraft during a military exercise in southern Iran.

Iran's state TV has broadcast footage allegedly extracted from the CIA drone captured in 2011. The video aired late Wednesday shows an aerial view of an airport and a city, said to be Kandahar, Afghanistan.

Iran claimed on Tuesday it had captured a US drone after it entered Iranian airspace over the Persian Gulf- even showing an image of a purportedly downed craft on state TV - but the U.S. Navy said all its unmanned aircraft in the region were "fully accounted for."

Iran's Revolutionary Guards claimed on Tuesday it had "captured" a small US drone over Gulf waters after it entered Iranian airspace on an intelligence-gathering mission.

A senior Iranian commander says that the country has reverse-engineered an American spy drone captured by Tehran's armed forces last year and has begun building a copy. General Amir Ali Hajizadeh, who is the Chief of the Aerospace Division of the powerful Revolutionary Guards, was quoted on Sunday by the semi-official Mehr news agency as saying th...

A senior Iranian commander says the country has reverse-engineered an American spy drone captured by Tehran's armed forces last year and has begun building a copy.

Iranian state radio says Tehran will give the United States a model of the American surveillance drone captured by the Islamic Republic.

Foreign spy drones captured by Iran, that reportedly include four Israeli and three US aircraft, will be put on display, Mehr news agency reported. Latest "domestically-manufactured electronic warfare equipment" will also be shown.

A US drone captured by Iran is now the "property" of the Islamic republic, Defence Minister Ahmad Vahidi said on Tuesday, dismissing a request by US President Barack Obama for its return.

Iranian experts are in the final stages of recovering data from the US surveillance drone captured by the country's armed forces, state TV reported on Monday.

The drone that Israel said it shot down this weekend appeared to have been developed by Iran from technology obtained when it captured a U.S. stealth aircraft in 2011, according to aviation experts and Israeli officials.

Iran's state TV is reporting that the country has successfully tested its own version of a US-made drone based on one it captured in 2011.

Iran said today it has succeeded in copying a US drone it captured in December 2011, with state television broadcasting images apparently showing the replicated aircraft.

Iran said on Sunday it has succeeded in copying a US drone it captured in December 2011, with state television broadcasting images apparently showing the replicated aircraft.

Iran's powerful Revolutionary Guard said on Saturday that it had captured a foreign unmanned aircraft during a military exercise in southern Iran.

Iran's state TV has broadcast footage allegedly extracted from the CIA drone captured in 2011. The video aired late Wednesday shows an aerial view of an airport and a city, said to be Kandahar, Afghanistan.

Iran claimed on Tuesday it had captured a US drone after it entered Iranian airspace over the Persian Gulf- even showing an image of a purportedly downed craft on state TV - but the U.S. Navy said all its unmanned aircraft in the region were "fully accounted for."

Iran's Revolutionary Guards claimed on Tuesday it had "captured" a small US drone over Gulf waters after it entered Iranian airspace on an intelligence-gathering mission.

A senior Iranian commander says that the country has reverse-engineered an American spy drone captured by Tehran's armed forces last year and has begun building a copy. General Amir Ali Hajizadeh, who is the Chief of the Aerospace Division of the powerful Revolutionary Guards, was quoted on Sunday by the semi-official Mehr news agency as saying th...

A senior Iranian commander says the country has reverse-engineered an American spy drone captured by Tehran's armed forces last year and has begun building a copy.

Iranian state radio says Tehran will give the United States a model of the American surveillance drone captured by the Islamic Republic.

Foreign spy drones captured by Iran, that reportedly include four Israeli and three US aircraft, will be put on display, Mehr news agency reported. Latest "domestically-manufactured electronic warfare equipment" will also be shown.

A US drone captured by Iran is now the "property" of the Islamic republic, Defence Minister Ahmad Vahidi said on Tuesday, dismissing a request by US President Barack Obama for its return.

Iranian experts are in the final stages of recovering data from the US surveillance drone captured by the country's armed forces, state TV reported on Monday.