01.10.2016 - 21:13 [ Daily Sabah ]

Iran unveils new combat drone, says copied from captured US aircraft

Iran‘s Revolutionary Guards unveiled a home-built drone that they said was capable of carrying bombs, state media reported on Saturday, in what appeared to be another copy of a reconnaissance U.S. drone that Iran captured five years ago.
The drone, called Saegheh, or lightning, was unveiled at an expo showcasing the latest achievements by the Revolutionary Guards‘ aerospace arm.