The Beast of Kandahar

The Beast of Kandahar
Nickname for a new American unmanned aerial vehicle, reportedly seen over Afghanistan.

Writing for Fox News, Gene Koprowski reported that the U.S. Air Force has confirmed it is developing a new unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) – the RQ-170 Sentinel – to be used for surveillance and reconnaissance:

Aeronautics fans have nicknamed the aircraft “The Beast of Kandahar,” as it was apparently spotted over the skies of Afghanistan.
According to Koprowski, this UAV will not carry weapons; one private-sector observer told Fox News:
With the current political climate — UAV’s being called “death robots” — it is to be set up as a troop support sensor platform.
(A recent report in The Times of London estimated that some 360 people had been killed in 42 separate UAV attacks in Afghanistan, in the space of 18 months.)


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