Remote robots: Human-free by land, sea and air

12:18 16 December 2011

The recent downing of an uncrewed surveillance airplane in Iran offers a rare peek at some of the US government's most advanced military hardware. But the drone is only one of the remotely operated vehicles in the US military arsenal. Here is a look at some of the other independent interlopers being deployed on land, at sea and in the air. Phil McKenna

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RQ-170 Sentinel

Despite making headlines around the globe after falling on Iranian soil, little is known about the specifications or capabilities of the RQ-170 Sentinel, other than its use of special coatings and unusual shape to help it evade enemy radar. The Sentinel can intercept communications and take photographs, and is believed to fly at 800 to 950 kilometres per hour.

(Image: ABACA/Press Association Images)

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