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Iran unveils homemade Saeqeh combat drone

Xinhua, October 1, 2016 Adjust font size:

Iran's Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) on Saturday unveiled a new homemade combat drone called Saeqeh, Press TV reported.

According to the report, Saeqeh is a long-range drone capable of carrying four smart guided bombs to target posts with high precision.

Saeqeh is the Iranian version of the U.S. RQ-170 Sentinel stealth aircraft.

Iran captured a U.S. RQ-170 drone in 2011 and reverse-engineered it in 2013. It was announced here in 2014 that IRGC produced a duplicate of the drone.

In recent years, Iran has made great achievements in aerospace sector, including drone designing and manufacturing.

In a number of occasions, the Iranian military units have showcased kinds of civilian, graphic, reconnaissance and combat drones. Endit