Thus, a spy plane could not be completely invisible if it were to be used for espionage or, indeed, flown at all, since its pilots would need to know its position relative to the ground.

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Like AeroVironment's older gadgets, the Switchblade can stream video feeds from color or infrared cameras to its operator, making it a deft spy plane.

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Flying ten miles high, a new unmanned spy plane will capture moving images never before possible ( see p. 52).

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The black and white aerial footage, Iran claims was from a RQ-170 spy plane, was aired by Iranian news agencies and placed on YouTube.

CNN: Iran claims released footage is from downed U.S. drone

Japan, where the U.S. spy plane is based, urged a swift resolution to the standoff, saying good relations between the U.S. and China are vital for the Asia-Pacific region.

CNN: Asia steers neutral course on U.S.-China standoff

American officials have previously cast doubt on Iran's ability to extract useful intelligence from the captured spy plane, and have said that reverse-engineering a copy would be beyond Iran's technological capability.

BBC: Iran shows 'hacked US spy drone' video footage

The Air Force will posthumously award the Silver Star on Friday to Francis Gary Powers, whose capture in 1960 after his spy plane was shot down over the Soviet Union became a Cold War flash point.

WSJ: Cold War U-2 Pilot Francis Gary Powers to Receive Silver Star

From west to east in Vancouver proper, hit Eric Hamber Secondary School, the school featured in both Juno and 21 Jump Street, stop by Burnaby City Hall, shown in Snakes on a Plane, and visit Simon Fraser University, which made an appearance in the Robert Redford political thriller Spy Game.

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