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| Iran Firm Displays US-Made Helicopters, Showing It Can Evade Sanctions |
| 2014-11-21 |
| [Ynet] An Iranian company on Thursday displayed four brand new US-made helicopters it purchased through third parties, offering them as proof that the country could evade international sanctions over its disputed nuclear program. The display of the R-44 helicopters came during an air exhibition in Kish Island, in the Persian Gulf. The four-person helicopters are manufactured by the Caliphornia, an impregnable bastion of the Democratic Party,-based Robinson Helicopter Company. Mahmoud Azin, the head of Iran's Helicopters Company, told the Tasnim news website that the helicopters were purchased at a marked-up price through "dealers" and can be used for both training and police air patrols. His company, which has some 25 helicopters, mainly serves Iranian oil sites. |
| Posted by:trailing wife |
| #3 Oh no! The Iranians are now privy to our top-secret technology of converting fuel to noise, vibration and confusion! /sarc If I dangled a C-note out to induce someone to obtain for me a Snickers bar that I could not myself purchase, I'm pretty sure it would not take long for me to "packed full of peanuts." |
| Posted by: Glaving Omoluling5927 2014-11-21 21:57 |
| #2 R-44s have no IR-suppression devices. Just saying if'n there were some heat seeking SAMS just laying around...... |
| Posted by: USN, Ret. 2014-11-21 14:50 |
| #1 Hat tip to the Klingons and State Department for their excellent weapons proliferation and foreign military sales work. Enjoy your well earned annual bonuses. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2014-11-21 06:46 |