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2016-01-30 Syria-Lebanon-Iran

Iranian drone flew over U.S.S. Harry Truman in 'unprofessional' move - U.S. Navy

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Posted by Besoeker 2016-01-30 00:00|| || Front Page|| [10 views ] Top

#1 "While the Iranian UAV's actions posed no danger to the ship, it was, however, abnormal and unprofessional."

IOW: You were powerless to do anything about it.

Posted by gorb 2016-01-30 00:22|| 2016-01-30 00:22|| Front Page Top

#2 "US-style", "US-par" OWG Co-Superpower Iran + Military needs everything, including but not limited to an Aircraft Carrier, ... ... or six???

I'm gonna say not vee NOKOR, but likely with Why-Iran-NOT-Us, CV-desirous, OWG Superpower wannabe + already-Nuke-armed PAKISTAN???

Posted by JosephMendiola 2016-01-30 01:01|| 2016-01-30 01:01|| Front Page Top

#3 At what altitude was this overflight? And "unarmed" is completely irrelevant; crashing it into a crowded hanger deck or flight deck could and probably would make things very unpleasant. I assume carriers still have a CIWS and someone was ready to use it. Or would that be a "provocation"?

Posted by PBMcL 2016-01-30 01:03|| 2016-01-30 01:03|| Front Page Top

#4 The only thing 'abnormal and unprofessional' is that the drone was not shot down as it approached the vessel, and it's home base destroyed in a violent bombing raid.

Posted by Besoeker 2016-01-30 01:15|| 2016-01-30 01:15|| Front Page Top

#5 Warn traffic, and then blow it out of the sky. No one but US flys over our Vessels.

Shotgun on deck. Or shoot it farther away incase it is a mullabomb afterall.

Set some limits here.

Posted by newc 2016-01-30 02:36|| 2016-01-30 02:36|| Front Page Top

#6 Problem is the ROE here, I suspect, is as stupid and foolish as other places.

Why do I think there was another 'stand down' order?

Posted by CrazyFool 2016-01-30 08:24|| 2016-01-30 08:24|| Front Page Top

#7 Obama ordered the USS Harry Truman to surrender to the drone, but the drone had left the area by the time the order was carried out

Posted by Frank G 2016-01-30 09:18|| 2016-01-30 09:18|| Front Page Top

#8 Maybe they need to recommission the USS Vincennes.

Posted by Procopius2k 2016-01-30 10:09|| 2016-01-30 10:09|| Front Page Top

#9 in a move that was "abnormal and unprofessional," the U.S. military said

Braddock's Defeat
How did those traditional tactics turn out?

Posted by Skidmark 2016-01-30 10:53|| 2016-01-30 10:53|| Front Page Top

#10 Back when I was in the Navy in 71-73, I heard stories about how the Russian jets flying out of Egypt would make pretend attack runs on US ships. That ended pretty quickly when a couple of the US ships turned on their missile fire control radars and locked onto the Russians.

I'm not sure what the effect would be on the drone's electronics if every ship in the task force focused its radars on the drone.

Posted by Rambler in Virginia 2016-01-30 12:37|| 2016-01-30 12:37|| Front Page Top

#11 That were just looking for a waving white flag Kerry and Obama told them would be there.

Posted by Airandee 2016-01-30 13:19|| 2016-01-30 13:19|| Front Page Top

#12 Shoot it down next time because next time it may be armed and attacking. If there is another naval capture incident give Iran 1 hour to return all US personnel and equipment or we blow up an Iranian city. They declared war on us in 1979.

Posted by irishrageboy 2016-01-30 16:41|| 2016-01-30 16:41|| Front Page Top

#13 When Bears flew past the CVs I was on, there was always a USN F-something go faster alongside, between Ivan and the boat.

Next time we might not be so lucky, they might just crash the drone. Or it might not be a drone

Posted by USN, Ret. 2016-01-30 19:04|| 2016-01-30 19:04|| Front Page Top

#14 Carriers always travel in battle groups sh right? So how did the drone even get close?
Should have been shot down before it even got close.

Posted by CrazyFool 2016-01-30 21:29|| 2016-01-30 21:29|| Front Page Top

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