Iran says it is test-flying its reverse-engineered captured U.S. drone

Iran says it is test-flying its reverse-engineered captured U.S. drone
(Image credit: FARS)

Iran's state media reported Monday that Tehran's reverse-engineered U.S. surveillance drone has successfully completed its first test flight. Iran says it captured the CIA-operated RQ-170 Sentinel reconnaissance drone in Eastern Iran in December 2011, later posting purported evidence that it had breached the drone's software system and siphoned out its secrets. "Today is a very sweet and unforgettable day for me," said Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in a video posted by the Tasnim News Agency.

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Peter has worked as a news and culture writer and editor at The Week since the site's launch in 2008. He covers politics, world affairs, religion and cultural currents. His journalism career began as a copy editor at a financial newswire and has included editorial positions at The New York Times Magazine, Facts on File, and Oregon State University.