Lockheed CEO Confirms RQ-170’s Role in Complex Maduro Operation Written 30 January 2026
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The only official USAF photograph of an RQ-170 at Andersen Air Force Base in Guam on an unspecified date. | Credit: United States Air Force; Wikipedia; Public Domain
Defense One reports, “An extremely secretive Air Force spy drone was used in the U.S. military’s operation to capture Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro this month, Lockheed Martin’s CEO confirmed, marking a rare disclosure of the aircraft’s operations.”
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