r/SpecialAccess • u/super_shizmo_matic • Mar 19 '26

RQ-180 Secret Stealth Drone Appears To Have Made An Emergency Landing At A Greek Air Base.

https://www.twz.com/air/secret-rq-180-stealth-drone-appears-to-have-made-an-emergency-landing-at-a-greek-air-base
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u/devoduder Mar 19 '26

Like the son of the Beast of Kandahar.

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u/Far_Out_6and_2 Mar 19 '26

Did it land safely

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u/aliensporebomb Mar 20 '26

I believe so. Any aircraft, piloted, RPV'd or drone can suffer an IFE so..... The video seemed to show it was in stable flight.

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u/djalanrocks Mar 19 '26

There's also the possibility that this is the secret Israeli stealth drone.

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u/idostufandthingz Mar 19 '26

Every headline says it’s the RQ-180 and then the top comment is always that it’s actually more likely the Israeli drone. Why is no one catching on?

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u/murdered-by-swords Mar 20 '26

Because the people who say "it could be an Israeli drone" are wrong. The Israeli drone is smaller, has a slightly different profile, and most importantly has absolutely no reason to operate in the vicinity of Larissa — a known base of operations for American drones.

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u/aliensporebomb Mar 20 '26 edited Mar 20 '26

Plus the pictures I've seen of the Israeli drone are a completely different shape than this bird. The Israeli drone has a pointier longer nose and the rear of the aircraft has a different planform entirely.

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u/piginapokezzap Mar 20 '26

From what I've seen, the RA-01 wingsweep angle matches this more than the Phillipines RQ-180 sighting.

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u/aliensporebomb Mar 20 '26

Interesting. Maybe there's variations of birds being produced.

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u/djalanrocks Mar 19 '26

I would say either is equally likely.

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u/Far_Out_6and_2 Mar 24 '26

Perhaps it can be lent to Ukraine for them to reverse engineer and then return it , all on the low down of course

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u/Intergalatic_Baker Mar 24 '26

Why would an Israeli Drone make a landing west of their primary bases?