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  • Even if Tehran didn't have the capability to replicate the technology used in the Sentinel, Iran could sell the drone to China or Russia, countries that would have a far easier time replicating the drone's technological secrets.

    Iran Makes New Claim It Downed U.S. Drone Julian E. Barnes 2011

  • Another challenge for police is changing the drone's public image.

    The Law's New Eye in the Sky Ana Campoy 2011

  • On Thursday, U.S. officials didn't dispute the authenticity of the Iranian tape, but wouldn't comment on the drone's loss.

    Iran Touts Aircraft It Says It Captured Farnaz Fassihi 2011

  • Just this past week he said that the "right response" to Iran's capture of an American spy drone would have been to order a "quick airstrike" to prevent the drone's capture.

    Joel Rubin: Obama's Smart Red Lines on Iran Joel Rubin 2011

  • Just this past week he said that the "right response" to Iran's capture of an American spy drone would have been to order a "quick airstrike" to prevent the drone's capture.

    Joel Rubin: Obama's Smart Red Lines on Iran Joel Rubin 2011

  • Officials declined to provide details of the drone's mission, but acknowledged it was collecting intelligence on Iran.

    Iran Touts Aircraft It Says It Captured Farnaz Fassihi 2011

  • U.S. officials refused to provide details of the drone's mission but acknowledged it was collecting intelligence.

    What's News: World-Wide 2011

  • William Shannon, who heads the Navy's office for unmanned aircraft and strike weapons, compared the drone's debut flight last year to a pioneering flight by Eugene Ely, who made the first successful landing on a naval vessel in 1911.

    China Takes Aim at U.S. Naval Might Julian E. Barnes 2012

  • An earlier version of this story had an incorrect measurement for what Iran said the drone's height was.

    Iran Touts Aircraft It Says It Captured Farnaz Fassihi 2011

  • Just this past week he said that the "right response" to Iran's capture of an American spy drone would have been to order a "quick airstrike" to prevent the drone's capture.

    Joel Rubin: Obama's Smart Red Lines on Iran Joel Rubin 2011

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