Lockheed Martin RQ-170 Sentinal aka "Beast of Kandahar"

[John S]

Not sure where this goes, no photos from me but a news article on Yahoo! News this morning.  Matt, you can move it to where you think it goes.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20091208/pl_afp/usaviationmilitarydrones_20091208212912


John

[Rob Silliman]

Photo over on Wired's Defense-related blog;

http://www.wired.com/dangerroom/2009/12/mysteries-surround-afghanistans-stealth-drone/

(unless you would rather read the story in French - from the blog that originally posted the picture - http://secretdefense.blogs.liberation.fr/defense/2009/12/lus-air-force-d%C3%A9voile-son-drone-secret-cest-un-rq-170-sentinel-.html )

[Joe Copalman]

I like how their "veteran aviation expert" says it has an 80-foot wingspan when the taxiway lights and overgrown grass are clear as day in the background, providing proof that the scale is much, much smaller.