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May 11, 2013
Iran's new "stealth" drones [Purp]
From the looks of it, it could fly. I'll give them that much.
...Defence Minister General Ahmad Vahidi was quoted as saying the Epic, which can fly at high altitudes, is a "stealth aircraft that cannot be detected by enemies."...
Rumors that its a fairly straight forward rip-off of the 15+ year old US RQ-5/MQ-5 Hunter design are of course completely unfounded...
Given the slab side fuselage, upright'ish vertical stabs, and dangly (apparently non retracting) landing gear, Iranian claims of stealthiness are HIGHLY suspect...although its radar profile would be somewhat less than Mt. Fuji.

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05:47 AM
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