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Yes, for the United States, this RQ-170 "Sentinel" stealth drone successfully captured by the Iranians is a huge loss to the United States.

The Americans themselves understand very well that the RQ-170 "Sentinel" stealth UAV that Iran successfully captured this time uses the US military's very advanced link16 data link technology, and at the same time, it is also a complex of various advanced technologies of the US military, including its aerodynamic performance and stealth performance.

Once Iran cracks the technology of the US military's unmanned reconnaissance aircraft, it will be able to understand the data transmission mode, composition, and weaknesses of the US military's command and control system, which will have a great impact on the US intelligence collection system.

What worries the US Department of Defense is that there are two questions: First, how did Iran shoot down the plane, and whether the RQ-170 "Sentinel" stealth drone lost contact with the base, and whether its own self-destruction system happened to be activated in time, and was coincidentally "picked up" by the Americans? Or is Iran's own level of science and technology beyond the imagination of the United States, relying on its own strength, not only interfering with the transmission of the US data link system, but also suppressing the activation of the self-destruction system on the RQ-170 "Sentinel" stealth drone? In the first case, it is not very bad for Americans, but in the second case, it is extremely bad;

The second question is what to do with it. Iran could shoot down a drone with the help of a major power, or it could be far more powerful than the United States expected to shoot down a drone on its own. Either way, it is very bad for the United States. The United States is more worried about the acquisition of drones by major powers with close ties with Iran, and reverse analysis of them, so as to find the weakness of the US military, weaken its combat capability, and pose a challenge to the US strategic deterrence capability.

According to information obtained by the United States, both Russia and China have expressed strong interest in the RQ-170 "Sentinel" stealth drone in Iran's possession, and Iranian diplomats have even gone to Russia to discuss the issue of drones with the Russian side. Americans know very well that once Russia or China acquires the cutting-edge military technology of the United States, the result will be simply disastrous for the United States...... If the South China Sea plane collision incident of that year had already caused the Americans to cry out that they had made a mistake, if they had lost an RQ-170 "Sentinel" stealth unmanned aerial vehicle that was more advanced than the South China Sea plane collision in those years, the technological gap between the United States and China would have narrowed again for at least 15 years.

In view of the importance of this RQ-170 "Sentinel" stealth drone to the United States in strictly guarding the cutting-edge military technology, the United States has made a statement for the first time.

U.S. President George W. Bush, who is on a visit to Europe, met with visiting Greek Prime Minister Kostas Jr. on 5 January. When Talaman attended a press conference, when the reporter asked whether the incident of Iran's capture of a US stealth drone that is now noisy in the international community and whether it was true, Bush Jr. publicly admitted for the first time that a US military drone fell into the hands of Iran, and officially made a statement on behalf of the US government, "We have asked Iran to return the drone, and now the US government is waiting for Iran's response, but unfortunately, so far, the Iranian government has not given us any response." ”

When he refused to disclose what kind of mission the drone was carrying out at that time, Bush Jr. was obviously unwilling to respond to reports that Iran might use this to obtain cutting-edge technology from the United States, "I will not talk about classified intelligence affairs, and this matter may leak cutting-edge military secrets of the United States." ”

Following George W. Bush's moves, U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza . In an interview with the media, Rice also vaguely admitted that the United States has no hope for Iran to return the drone. "The U.S. side has made a formal request to Iran, and we will do the same with any other country dealing with similar incidents...... But at the same time, the United States does not hold out much hope for Iran's promise to return American property. ”

Secretary of Defense Donald. Rumsfeld said even more bluntly, "Although it is impossible for Iran to return the drone, the important thing is that we have made a formal request." ”…,

The President of the United States, the Secretary of State of the United States, and the Secretary of Defense of the United States, the three most powerful giants of the United States, have successively made strong-worded speeches, and for a while, the eyes of the whole world have once again converged on Iran: What will the Iranian government do with such strong pressure released by the US and US governments? And what will the United States do? Will they destroy the RQ-170 "Sentinel" stealth drone captured by the Iranians, as they have done in the past?

For example, when the U.S. military in Afghanistan and other places suffered an incident in which helicopters and other equipment fell or were shot down by Uncle Ben's soldiers, they usually quickly bombed and destroyed the equipment to ensure that armed personnel were prevented from obtaining intelligence or weapons and equipment.

And according to Western media reports at the time, after the RQ-170 "Sentinel" stealth drone fell, the US government did intend to destroy it for a time, but was forced to give up because it was too difficult, and instead hoped to solve the matter through "other" means, but no one dared to deny that after determining that "other" means could not obtain the RQ-170 "Sentinel" stealth drone captured by the Iranians, the Americans would not fight this idea again.

Former U.S. Vice President Albert Brown, who served as vice president during the Clinton administration. In an interview with CNN, Gore criticized the Bush administration for its missteps in giving Iran the opportunity to study cutting-edge equipment from the United States.

"When I learned about this incident afterwards, relevant people, including me, provided the White House with at least 3 or more options to retrieve the drone, but unfortunately, these plans were all rejected by Bush Jr.," Speaking of this, Gore shrugged his shoulders with great regret and expressed his incomprehension and anger at Bush Jr.'s approach, "After this drone falls, the right thing to do is to take immediate action to destroy it in order to protect the cutting-edge military secrets of the United States, and even launch a quick air strike, so that the Iranians could not get any valuable information from the UAVs. But it's completely incomprehensible that we didn't. ”

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In response to the statements made by the US government one after another through various channels, the Iranian side reacted quickly. General Samir expressed strong dissatisfaction and condemnation of the US approach on the official television station on the 6th, "The violation of Iran's airspace by the US drone is an extremely bad hostile act, and the US stealth drone captured by Iran is now Iran's property, so Iran will never return the US military unmanned reconnaissance aircraft obtained by the Iranian army to the United States, and now, Iran's military science and technology experts and scientists have made corresponding preparations for copying and intercepting the US military RQ-170 "Sentinel" stealth UAV. ”

Even, Hussein. Samir also warned the United States that "if the U.S. military tries to do something to get hold of this stealth drone, Iran will have a 'bigger' response." ”

But when the reporter asked about Hussein. What was the "greater" reaction of General Salami Iran when Hussein. Samir, however, did not elaborate on what Iran would do. But there is no doubt that Hussein. Samir's remarks have undoubtedly indicated Iran's attitude toward the RQ-170 "Sentinel" stealth drone: Far from returning the RQ-170 "Sentinel" stealth drone to the United States, Iran intends to copy the US RQ-170 "Sentinel" stealth drone that they intercepted.

And in a subsequent interview, Hussein. General Samir even said: "The RQ-170 "Sentinel" stealth drone of the Americans is a stealth unmanned reconnaissance aircraft, and we have reliable evidence that this RQ-170 "Sentinel" stealth drone secretly came to Iran for the purpose of collecting intelligence in Iran, and Iran will file a complaint with the United Nations on this matter." ”

"May I ask the general, how did our military discover this RQ-170 "Sentinel" stealth drone of the Americans? The beautiful Persian hostess of Iranian state television asked appropriately.

"Quite simply, the Iranian side, through the intelligence obtained and precise electronic surveillance, learned that the US unmanned reconnaissance aircraft would enter Iranian airspace to collect intelligence before it entered Iran." Deputy Captain of the Iranian Guards, Hussein. Speaking of this, Samir was a little proud, "The Americans think that our military technology, especially cutting-edge military technology, is at least 30 years behind them, so their drones dare to enter our land so swaggeringly, but we have to tell them that their idea is wrong, Iran also has very advanced military technology." ”…,

Iran's official response can be regarded as a very resounding slap in the face to the Americans

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Speaking of which, the US military risked triggering a conflict to take covert actions against Iran, which is nothing more than an attempt to obtain more accurate information on Iran's nuclear program or other sensitive targets, and one is to provide sufficient evidence for the United States to "condemn" and sanction Iran in the international community; On the other hand, it is to find a way forward for future follow-up.

As far as the United States is concerned, it also has its own difficulties in sending stealth drones to Iran's airspace for reconnaissance; because spy satellites can only pass over the target on a regular basis and cannot achieve all-weather monitoring, the US military can only use stealth drones to reconnoiter in close proximity, and the dispatch of RQ-170 "Sentinel" stealth drones to Iran is based on this consideration.

In terms of basic performance, the US military's RQ-170 "Sentinel" stealth UAV is a subsonic, high-altitude unmanned reconnaissance aircraft with a wingspan of 27 meters, equipped with advanced cameras and sensors, with the RQ-170 "Sentinel" stealth UAV's unique stealth design and excellent stealth performance brought about by advanced stealth layers, Americans firmly believe that the RQ-170 "Sentinel" stealth UAV will be a pair of "hawkeye" eyes for the United States to monitor the world. Parker has even claimed that the United States can figure out the best time to launch a strike on Iran's weapons of mass destruction factories through long-term drone surveillance.

However, it is obvious that the Americans are very depressed now, because the "RQ-170" Sentinel stealth drone was accidentally captured by the Iranians intact, which basically frustrated the wishful thinking of the US military, and in addition, it will bring a series of additional losses to the Americans...... Even for the Americans, these additional losses are more valued by the Americans, and the reason why the United States can laugh at the world is because of their world-leading science and technology, but now, the Americans themselves have given their competitors a chance to close the distance and catch up with themselves.

At present, the US military is very worried that the advanced technology on the "Sentinel" will be acquired and used by its potential adversaries, and even in the eyes of some US military and strategic experts, the consequences of this incident can be compared with the losses caused by the Soviet Union's shooting down of the US U-2 reconnaissance plane.

After the "7/11" terrorist attacks launched by Uncle Ben in 2003, the United States took advantage of this golden opportunity to start a war on terror on a global scale. On the surface, the US ground forces, with the cooperation of bombers and aircraft carriers, are constantly beating the Taliban and the Saddam regime, and at the same time actively supporting those pro-US forces in Iraq, waiting for the right opportunity to support these pro-US forces to come to power...... Now, of course, it seems that these plans of the Americans are temporarily unusable; Secretly, the drones of the US military intelligence agencies secretly infiltrate sovereign countries for reconnaissance and even bombing.

In contrast to the fact that the Saddam regime was driven out of Iraq and the battlefield in Afghanistan was once again mired in a hopeless quagmire, the secret warfare dominated by drones has gradually expanded.

In addition to the UAV bases deployed in the Middle East and South Asia, the US military has also selected a number of UAV bases in the Asia-Pacific region and Africa, and various types of UAVs are eyeing potential targets: "Global Hawk" can be used for strategic reconnaissance; "Predators", "Predators" are responsible for tactical reconnaissance and targeted killing; "Sentinel" and X-47B carrier-based UAVs specialize in covert infiltration and precision strikes...... The layout of secret warfare with UAVs as the main force has taken shape.

And these moves, perhaps even the Americans themselves did not expect, and the "secret war" and "two fronts" strategies that they talked about have now aroused public outrage......