Iranian military aerospace chief General Amir Ali Hajizadeh said: “The Americans should be aware to what extent we have infiltrated the plane” US Senator Joe Lieberman dismissed the claim that a copy of the drone was being made as “Iranian bluster” The U.S. says the drone malfunctioned and downplayed any suggestion that Iran could mine the aircraft for sensitive information because of measures taken to limit the intelligence value of drones operating over hostile territory. But reverse-engineering has generally been seen by experts as beyond Iran’s capability.
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