Air force of the United States of America has introduced its new stealth aircraft called as “Beast of Kandahar” (RQ 170 Sentinel). The unmanned drone has been constructed by Lockheed Martin. The main purpose of the drone is to provide aerial and strategic information to the ground army battling in Afghanistan. “RQ” represents that the aircraft is unmanned and is different from other aircrafts named with “MQ” which are loaded with laser guided weapons.
The aviation authorities coined the name of the aircraft as “Beast of Kandahar” after its 2007 pictures were released which showed the aircraft in action in Afghanistan. The pictures gave the description of an aircraft that resembles a drone that has the ability to cheat radar and has the shape which resembles that of stealth aircraft. A journal has made speculations about this mysterious aircraft and has published its pictures.
The military officials are of the view that the pictures came from Lockheed Martin’s Advanced Development Program in California. The state is the hub of highly advanced and covert undertakings like F-22, F-117, and U2 planes. The presence of “Beast of Kandahar” in the region has questioned why the U.S. is using such technology in a warzone where there is no radar system available to militants. This has pointed towards the secret designs of the U.S. in the region especially with respect to Iran and Pakistan. According to reports, the U.S. air force has targeted many terrorists in Pakistan with the help of predators and other Reaper drones.
RQ 170 Sentinel
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