For the first time, Lockheed Martin’s CEO publicly acknowledged that the unclassified RQ-170 Sentinel stealth reconnaissance drone, used by the United States Air Force for decades, played a part in the 2026 operation to capture Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro. These highly secretive UAVs, built for stealth surveillance and intelligence gathering, rarely have their missions confirmed. Known in some circles as the “Beast of Kandahar,” the RQ-170 has been operational since the late 2000s and is