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2011-09-09 Syria-Lebanon-Iran

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Posted by Steve White 2011-09-09 00:00|| || Front Page|| [8 views ] Top

#1 home-made radar-evading UAV with bombing capabilities

Ahh, but can the new Mullah-Magic UAV evade the new Super Space Radar? Or is that the only radar it can evade?

Posted by Bobby 2011-09-09 07:26|| 2011-09-09 07:26|| Front Page Top

#2 Ten days of localized aircraft activity seems like a good workout for the orbital targeting platforms.

Posted by Skidmark 2011-09-09 10:47|| 2011-09-09 10:47|| Front Page Top

#3 One of each...

Heh. I'm impressed they can still put an F-4 in the air. Where did they get the spare parts? eBay?

Posted by SteveS 2011-09-09 12:45|| 2011-09-09 12:45|| Front Page Top

#4 Does it have defrost and popcorn setting?

Posted by swksvolFF 2011-09-09 18:50|| 2011-09-09 18:50|| Front Page Top

#5 Where did they get the spare parts? eBay?

Known sources: Indigenous manufacture based on reverse engineering, black and grey-market suppliers in Europe.

Former sources: Israel (early 1980s).

Possible other sources: Middle Eastern nations (Egypt, Turkey), black market purchases in the U.S. and Asia, reverse engineering and subsequent manufacture in Asia.

Posted by Pappy 2011-09-09 22:00|| 2011-09-09 22:00|| Front Page Top

#6 If it's a space radar, how can it detect low flying cruise missiles?

Posted by Rambler in Virginia 2011-09-09 22:11|| 2011-09-09 22:11|| Front Page Top

#7 You know, we have some of those F-4s, F-5s and C-130s out in the boneyard. seems to me we could paint them up in Iranian colors, install a drone package in them along with some 'expired' ordnance and remotely fly them into the iranian airspace and then push the big red button. a work accident and its doubtful the iranians would say anything, since their super duper radar let the iinfidels aircraft in, and all.....

Posted by USN, Ret. 2011-09-09 22:31|| 2011-09-09 22:31|| Front Page Top

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