Iran has unveiled at its Defense Industry Day a new long-range drone called the Mohajer-10, which resembles the MQ-9 Reaper flown by the U.S. Air Force.
"Today, we can firmly introduce Iran as an advanced and technologic nation to the world," Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi said on state television during the event, according to The Associated Press.
Footage shared by IRNA showed the drone spinning around on a moving platform with smoke coming out from underneath it. US BEGINS UNLOADING SEIZED IRANIAN OIL FROM TANKER JUST DAYS AFTER PRESSURE FROM BIPARTISAN GROUP OF LAWMAKERSIran's Defense Ministry unveiled a drone Tuesday resembling America's armed MQ-9 Reaper, claiming the aircraft can stay airborne for 24 hours and can reach Israel.
Iran has in the past captured U.S. drones or pieces of them, but there's no evidence that it has taken a General Atomics' Reaper, which is flown by theand allied American nations as a"hunter-killer" drone that can operate at high altitudes for long hours and follow a target before attacking. North Korea in July showed off drones mirroring the Reaper, possibly designed from publicly available information about the aircraft, according to the AP.
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