Stealth Drone Linked to Maduro Mission, RQ-170 Confirmed
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Lockheed Martin publicly confirmed that its RQ-170 Sentinel stealth drone participated in the January 3, 2023 operation targeting Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, flying alongside F-35 and F-22 jets and Sikorsky Black Hawks during Operation Absolute Resolve; the drone’s capabilities remain classified. This marks one of the rare public acknowledgments of the RQ-170’s real-world deployment, with Creech AFB units historically involved and prior links to surveillance roles in Iran and the bin Laden raid.
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