"Shot Down Drone"

[Game Time]

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I didn't realize how big these things were. Doesn't look shot down/damaged to me.

Solid $100mill in the gutter

[loco]

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I didn't realize how big these things were. Doesn't look shot down/damaged to me.

Solid $100mill in the gutter

Those things need a self-destruct mechanism for cases such as this.

[Natural Man]

one of the latest biggest models, it can carry more weapons and electronics. I read an article about it on strategypage some weeks ago.
 The only thing they got is some electronics they re not even advanced enough to reverse engeener anyway, but they will sell it to those who can, chinese/russians.

BTW it wasnt shot down, as it isnt damaged... obviously it had a malfunction and automatically landed by itself as these things are designed to do when they go off range of the operator or when they have a malfunction for example. Someone sure got his ass kicked in the us army.

[RustyTrenbolona]

 sersly, no self destruct button? some one needs to fry for this.

[Natural Man]

sersly, no self destruct button? some one needs to fry for this.

The operator fucked up. They have these functions, but they have to be armed/programmed before the flight. These things often fly not being controlled at all when in observation mode , sensors do all the job -considering it has no weapons it was obviously used for observation- and they are following waypoints and landing positions in case of emergency have to be programmed before the flight. If something goes wrong the plane then go to that location and lands. Obviously it had a malfunction or it was a mistake of the operator and it landed right into iranians hands.

[Kwon_2]

Yes, it should be planted with explosives as well to be able to self-destruct for situations like this.

EDIT: Curse the malfunction!

[chaos]

How cool would that be, all the durka durkas standing around shooting their AK's randomly into the air celebrating.....then KA-fucking-BOOOOMM!!!!

Hahaa!!!

[Game Time]

This thing will be blown up in a few days. No way the American Military sits on the sidelines lol

[Xerxes]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-16098562

The BBC's James Reynolds says the video appears to support Iran's claims

Iranian TV has shown the first video footage of an advanced US drone aircraft that Tehran says it downed near the Afghan border.

Images show Iranian military officials inspecting the RQ-170 Sentinel stealth aircraft which appears to be undamaged.

US officials have acknowledged the loss of the unmanned plane, saying it had malfunctioned.

However, Iranian officials say its forces electronically hijacked the drone and steered it to the ground.

BBC security correspondent Frank Gardner says the intact condition of the Sentinel tends to support their claim.

Iran's Press TV said that the Iranian army's "electronic warfare unit" brought down the drone on 4 December as it was flying over the city of Kashmar, about 140 miles (225km) from the Afghan border.

Nato said at the weekend that an unarmed reconnaissance aircraft had been flying a mission over western Afghanistan late last week when its operators lost control of it.

Pentagon officials have said they are concerned about Iran possibly acquiring information about the technology.

Iranian media said on Thursday that the foreign ministry had summoned the Swiss envoy to express its "strongest protest over the invasion of a US spy drone deep into its airspace".

Washington has no diplomatic relations with Iran and US affairs in the country are dealt with via the Swiss embassy in Tehran.

A statement said the ministry had asked for an immediate explanation and had demanded compensation from Washington.

A report in The New York Times on Thursday said the "stealth" drone had been part of a US surveillance programme mapping Iran's suspected nuclear sites.

The US and its allies suspect Iran of secretly trying to build a nuclear weapon - something Tehran strongly denies.

A recent report by the UN's nuclear watchdog said Iran had carried out tests "relevant to the development of a nuclear device".

Video if you click on the link.

They say it was brought down electronically.

[Xerxes]

I would take it with a grain of salt

[240 is Back]

the drone got lost hiking.

[RustyTrenbolona]

the drone got lost hiking.

 

[_bruce_]

Another drop of oil in the fire.

[Dr Dutch]

I want one of them drones for Xmas.....

[Natural Man]

basically a smaller sized unmanned b2. Again iran cant do shit with it, only russians and chinese, their allies, can. But to be honnest, russians already have the almost equivalent stuff, and chinese arent that far either, considering both are trading their knowledges they stole or developed, constantly. It's the electronics that will be dessicated by chinese and russians engeeners, thus allowing them to make quicker progresses to improve their own unmanned drones.

The us army still is by far the biggest and most advanced army in the world with the better trained soldiers.



It's funny how all these events happen at the same time economies are going down tho.

[_bruce_]

basically a smaller sized unmanned b2. Again iran cant do shit with it, only russians and chinese, their allies, can. But to be honnest, russians already have the almost equivalent stuff, and chinese arent that far either, considering both are trading their knowledges they stole or developed, constantly. It's the electronics that will be dessicated by chinese and russians engeeners, thus allowing them to make quicker progresses to improve their own unmanned drones.

The us army still is by far the biggest and most advanced army in the world with the better trained soldiers.



It's funny how all these events happen at the same time economies are going down tho.

Just a brutal coincidence.

[Kwon_2]

I'd take "Electronically hijacked" with a bag o salt

[Voice of Doom]

flying military aircraft into the airspace of a soveriegn country could be contrued as an act of war.

[The True Adonis]

[tbombz]

flying military aircraft into the airspace of a soveriegn country could be contrued as an act of war.

Iran can go fuck itself

[Kwon_2]

flying military aircraft into the airspace of a soveriegn country could be contrued as an act of war.

Is Iran brave enough to wage war on US?

[mass243]

Must.... resist.................. .. nah, I can't.. screw all ya' haters 


From SP with love. From happier times...

[Dr Dutch]

I hope those terrorists didn't walk into the propeller...

[240 is Back]

flying military aircraft into the airspace of a soveriegn country could be contrued as an act of war.

that makes sense.

i have to wonder what our leaders would be saying if Iran crashed a plane in LA or NYC or even washington.

Hell, we're ready to bomb them because they may be building bombs we already have.  

[freespirit]

I want one of them drones for Xmas.....

You just have to give the exact location of your Xmas tree.