The leak of photographs supports earlier claims by the Chinese military that a
stealth aircraft would be airborne by 2011 and could be operational by 2017.
"We detect spy planes from far distances and give them warning," Esmayeeli told FNA, adding that the U-2
stealth aircraft which was alarmed in December to stay away from the country's borders after Iranian missile shields locked on the US spy plane displayed the power of Iran-made radar systems.
Mohammad-Hossain Shamkhali claimed Saturday that Iran has no problem detecting
stealth aircraft. No other country, not even the United States, claims it can track
stealth aircraft on its radar.
nother source notes that the unmanned aircraft was tested in Nevada, where the F-117
stealth aircraft also debuted.
Stealth broken: Brigadier General Farzad Esmaili, a commander in Iran's air defense forces, has announced that Iran has secret equipment that enables it to locate
Stealth aircraft. "Our sensors locate invader planes through signals such as noise," he said.
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Stealth aircraft flew for many years before their existence was acknowledged.
"We detect spy planes from far distances and give them warning," Esmayeeli told FNA on Tuesday, adding that the U-2
stealth aircraft which was alarmed in December to stay away from the country's borders after Iranian missile shields locked on the US spy plane displayed the power of Iran-made radar systems.
Alizadeh also said the Karrar was a
stealth aircraft. However, the photos released of the drone showed a shiny surface of the type that radar reflects and not the dull surface of a
stealth aircraft's radar absorbent material.
TEHRAN (FNA)- A senior Iranian commander announced on Monday that the country's air defense units have alarmed several reconnaissance and surveillance planes, including some U-2
stealth aircraft, to stay away from Iran's borders.
TEHRAN (FNA)- Iran's top air defense commander Brigadier General Farzad Esmayeeli announced that a U-2
stealth aircraft was alarmed last week to stay away from the country's borders after Iranian missile shields locked on the US spy plane.
stealth aircraft - an aircraft designed in accordance with technology that makes detection by radar difficult