‘Beast of Kandahar’ flown (Straits Times)
WASHINGTON - THE US Air Force on Tuesday confirmed for the first time that it is flying a stealth unmanned aircraft known as the 'Beast of Kandahar,' a drone spotted in photos and shrouded in secrecy. The RQ-170 Sentinel is being developed by Lockheed Martin and is designed 'to provide reconnaissance and surveillance support to forward deployed combat forces,' the air force said in a brief ...