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November 13, 2014

Iran shows its copy of US drone in flight
Tehran (AFP) Nov 12, 2014
State television aired footage Wednesday of the test flight of a drone which Iran says it reverse engineered from a US aircraft that came down over its territory in 2011. The 30-second clip, broadcast before the midday news and filmed from a helicopter as well as from the ground, showed a delta-winged aircraft in flight. It came after the commander of the air wing of the elite Revolutionary Guards, General Amir-Ali Hadjizadeh, announced on Monday that the drone had made a successful maiden test ... read more

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