Iran Touts New Combat Drone 5 Years After Capturing US Prototype

Iranian news reports say Tehran has built a new aerial attack drone similar to a U.S. military aerial vehicle captured five years ago after it entered Iranian airspace from the country's eastern border with Afghanistan. The semiofficial Tasnim news agency said the "Saeqeh" ("Thunderbolt") long-range drone is capable of hitting four targets with smart bombs with what it called "pinpoint accuracy." The report described the new drone as a homegrown...

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