A stealthy unmanned aircraft system (commonly known as a drone) developed by Lockheed Martin's Skunk Works division has secretly joined the US Air Force inventory. RQ-170 Sentinel. The high altitude jet powered vehicle has physical resembles with stealth B-2 bomber. The USAF confirms that the RQ-170 Sentinel is in development, and is expected "to provide reconnaissance and surveillance support to forward-deployed combat forces", according to a statement released on 4 December.
The RQ-170 is flown by the 30th Reconnaissance Squadron, a unit reactivated by the USAF at the Tonopah Test Range in California on 1 September 2005, according to a service fact sheet.
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The RQ-170 is flown by the 30th Reconnaissance Squadron, a unit reactivated by the USAF at the Tonopah Test Range in California on 1 September 2005, according to a service fact sheet.