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Captured Stealth Drone

Infographic: how the U.S. top secret stealth drone was captured by Iran

Even if the story that the U.S. stealthy RQ-170 Sentinel drone captured by Iran was hijacked using a GPS spoofing attack is based on known facts and vulnerabilities highlighted in…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
December 17, 2011

Captured U.S. stealthy drone was hijacked exploiting GPS vulnerability. But hack description does not solve the mystery

Eventually there is an explanation for the mysterious capture of the U.S. stealth drone by Iran. In an exclusive interview to the Christian Science Monitor, an  Iranian engineer (on condition…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
December 15, 2011

"Three U.S. and four Israeli drones captured in Iran to be put on display soon": Tehran Times says. "Downed" RQ-170 saga continues

Tehran Times reported that Iran is about to put on display "foreign spy drones in Iran's possession" within an exhibition that will also showcase the "latest domestically manufacture electronic warfare…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
December 15, 2011
Aircraft Carriers

Satellite captures first Chinese aircraft carrier in the Yellow Sea

Taken in the Yellow Sea on Dec. 8, 2011, this images from the DigitalGlobe Analysis Center depicts the Chinese aircraft carrier Varyag during it's second sea trial in the Yellow…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
December 14, 2011
Drones

U.S. MQ-9 crashes at Mahe, Seychelles. Not a good period for America's robot war

News agencies are reporting that a U.S. MQ-9 Reaper crashed today at the Seychelles International Airport in Mahe. The cause of the crash is unknown and under investigation but the…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
December 13, 2011
Captured Stealth Drone

How many U.S. stealthy drones were actually lost in Iran? New theories about the "downed" RQ-170 surface

Iran will clone and maybe improve the U.S. RQ-170 drone captured on Dec. 4, during a surveillance mission inside the Iranian airspace. One of the few certain facts is that…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
December 12, 2011
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