[1]The 40-minute raid on Osama Bin Laden's compound was literally invisible. A duped Pakistani government was left scrambling for explanations after nearly 70 US Navy SEALS managed to sneak into their territory and gun down the world's most wanted man.
How did they manage to do that?
A closer look at the debris of a helicopter used in the Abbotabad mission reveals a new twist to the tale. The US govt had earlier said that Black Hawk helicopters flew close to the ground and 'hugged' the hilly topography to evade radar. While the practice is common operational procedure, experts believe it's still impossible that four helicopters, carrying tonnes of equipment and personnel avoided detection for so long.
Until now
Post-mission photographs from Osama's compound, where the US forces destroyed a downed helicopter, point at a technology the world has not seen before. Parts of a tail rotor blade resemble the smooth angular design of other stealth aircraft and weapons experts are now struggling to identify the type of helicopter because, it's definitely not the kind of vehicle the US mentions in the mission press release.
The UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter has exposed rotor blades and has been with the US military for decades. Parts recovered from the crash site show that tail rotor was wrapped in what appears to be stealth design and the still intact tail section section reveals it's a much later technology than the Black Hawk - a helicopter that's been around since the first Persian Gulf episode.
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