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4mo ago

Verified Video Suggests RQ-170 Sentinel Backed U.S. Mission to Capture Maduro

U.S. authorities have not confirmed the aircraft’s role in Absolute Resolve.

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Overview

  • ABC News and OSINT trackers published verified footage showing an RQ-170 Sentinel returning to Puerto Rico shortly after the operation.
  • Specialist reporting, including The War Zone and Italian outlets, links the stealth reconnaissance drone to surveillance support over Venezuela.
  • The video confirms the aircraft’s movement and return to a regional hub in Puerto Rico but does not establish its specific tasks or impact.
  • U.S. accounts of the capture have highlighted CIA teams and a source inside the Venezuelan government as key to tracking Nicolás Maduro.
  • The RQ-170, a Lockheed Martin stealth ISR platform with a history of secretive missions and a 2011 loss in Iran, has previously been tied in reporting to surveillance for the bin Laden raid.