The “Beast of Kandahar” has returned!

I thought some of you guys might like this... These are the first pics I have seen of this drone.

Things like this make me wonder what other tricks the miltary industrial complex has up there sleeves. I'm not saying they have ufos or alien technology but if they have using this in afghanistan and its only coming to attention with in the last several years I wonder what else could be out lurking in the shadows. Any thoughts?

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link:www.popsci.com...

Cool I wonder if that thing is stealth? Don't think I have seen those kind yet. Oh and I guarantee they must have things way more technological than anything us serfs know about.

Deebo

reply to post by TheHistorian


Well it's not necessarly in use right now but I found this link in another thread here on ATS. I don't remember ATS thread but here's the link altough.

Tetra Vaal

Originally posted by TheHistorian
I thought some of you guys might like this... These are the first pics I have seen of this drone.

Things like this make me wonder what other tricks the miltary industrial complex has up there sleeves. I'm not saying they have ufos or alien technology but if they have using this in afghanistan and its only coming to attention with in the last several years I wonder what else could be out lurking in the shadows. Any thoughts?

[atsimg]http://files.abovetopsecret.com/images/member/9f4d8f94b60c.jpg[/atsimg]

link:www.popsci.com...

edit on 2/28/2011 by TheHistorian because: link added

is that a drone? it looks like a b2?

reply to post by okamitengu


Yes its a drone... it looks basically like a baby B2.

Image of the RQ-170 in flight from 2010.



www.af.mil...

TJ

X-47b first flight – 4th Feb 2011

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reply to post by Deebo


Yes that is a stealth uav. Stealth means that it has a small radar cross section. Because uavs are much smaller than other aircraft they are naturaly more stealthy. However the sentinel is designed to not deflect as much of the radar signals and I wouldn't doubt if it has some kind of radar absorbing hull on it like the B-2 as well.