On April 22, according to the Associated Press, Hajizadeh, the commander of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard's aviation division, stated that Iran has successfully carried out "reverse engineering" on the US drone captured last year and has begun building a replica of the drone.
Iran's Maher News Agency quoted Hajizadeh as saying that Iranian experts have recovered the relevant data of the drone. According to reports, Iran claimed to have shot down a US RQ-170 drone on its eastern border last year. The US acknowledges the loss of the drone and claims that Iran finds it difficult to obtain the data and technology on board.
