The chances of them being able to reverse engineer an example and have it function in any meaningful way are slim at best.
Yeah, right.
Has anyone here ever been to a “94th Aero Squadron” restaurant? Usually they’re located on or near regional airports. They usually have WWII warbirds on poles outside; Mustangs, Spits, Jugs, and Warhawks, mostly.
You initially think that the airplanes are neat (unless you’re a warbird junkie, where your reaction will vary between “Those things should be flying!” and “Those things should be in a museum!”), until you get up close and realize they’re just 1:1 scale Fiberglas models cast from moulds of real aircraft.
That’s what Iran’s “reverse engineered” US stealth drone really is. A non-flying fiberglas reproduction that looks authentic ...