The Register wrote:Iran's Photoshop FAIL: 'New drone' actually Japanese university bird
Another comical claim from knockabout ayatollahs
Earlier this month Iran showed off its latest drone design, but on examination the photographs bear a striking similarity to those coming out of Japan's Chiba University.
The connection was spotted by pilot, and blogger, Gary Mortimer, who felt the design of the KOKER-1 looked familiar but had to spend a few weeks remembering exactly where he'd seen it before before he remembered the Japanese researchers. He charitably suggests the Iranians might have bought a Quad Tilt Wing (QTW) unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) for testing, but admits they found a remarkably similar building over which to test it:
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Chiba University page with original: http://mec2.tm.chiba-u.jp/~nonami/engli ... v/gal.html
(Though I suppose it's always possible Chiba University stole the image and photoshopped-in the wind turbine blades onto the building).