# RQ-170 Sentinel at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan: deployment

Canonical ID: `96904b62-a3c5-4d7f-8639-7d777ce71883`

Sighted at Kandahar in late 2007. Used during Osama bin Laden raid. 20-30 estimated in service.

**Trust tier:** Catalog entry · 1 source · not yet field-verified

_Last updated: 2026-08-09_

- **Slug:** lockheed-rq-170-kandahar-airfield-afghanistan
- **Status:** operational
- **Model:** [RQ-170 Sentinel](/models/lockheed-rq-170.md) (id: `64e67c25-fc1c-4c45-a171-0657a90e423b`)
- **Category:** [Drones](/drones)
- **Company:** [Lockheed Martin](/companies/lockheed-martin.md) (id: `116a021e-e976-4d1c-8c48-2350d53e79cd`)
- **Location:** [Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan](/locations/kandahar-airfield-afghanistan.md) (id: `10e02e87-67ae-4f5c-bc73-bd7bacb50cc7`)
- **First seen:** 2007-01-01T00:00:00.000Z

## Verification log (0, append-only)

_No verifications recorded._

## Sources (1)

1. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lockheed_Martin_RQ-170_Sentinel

## Common questions

### What is the RQ-170 Sentinel deployment at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan?

RQ-170 Sentinel, built by Lockheed Martin, is recorded as a deployment at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan on the DEPLOY registry. Lockheed Martin operates the deployment directly.

### Who operates RQ-170 Sentinel at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan?

Lockheed Martin, the manufacturer of RQ-170 Sentinel, operates this deployment directly. This is a maker-deploys-its-own-product arrangement rather than a customer pilot.

### When did the RQ-170 Sentinel deployment at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan go live?

The deployment is recorded as starting January 1, 2007 on the DEPLOY registry. Earlier activity may exist but is not yet sourced.

### Have there been incidents at the RQ-170 Sentinel deployment at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan?

No active incidents affecting this deployment are recorded on the DEPLOY registry. Absence of recorded incidents is not a guarantee no incident occurred; DEPLOY records only sourced incidents and suppresses retracted ones.


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