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2015-04-09 Syria-Lebanon-Iran

Iran creating suicide drones, U.S. Army report warns

[Wash Times] Iran has placed an "explosive emphasis" in putting military surveillance and attack drones into the sky, including "suicide" aircraft that increase risks for Israel and for U.S. ships in the Persian Gulf, according to a new U.S. Army analysis.

The Iranian army is spearheading the drive for a fleet of explosive-mounted killer drones. It tested them in December against ship targets near the Strait of Hormuz, the chokepoint for maritime traffic in and out of the Gulf.

The implication is clear: The hard-line Shiite-dominated regime has long threatened to close the Strait of Hormuz, through which about 20 percent of the world's oil is transported daily. The live-fire test/exercise shows that kamikaze drones are in the Iranian war plan.

Iran also is sharing new drone technologies with allies Hamas on Israel's south and Hezbollah on its north, the Army study says. Both are U.S.-designated terrorist groups that pledge the destruction of Israel.

The assessment is contained in a new publication from the Army's Foreign Military Studies Office at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas. The document, which contains assessments by several in-house national security analysts, is devoted to the topic of the growing use of military drones worldwide.

And Iran is no exception.

Posted by Besoeker 2015-04-09 00:00|| || Front Page|| [11134 views ] Top

#1 If a drone commits suicide in holy jihad, would it get 72 virgins? Wouldn't a 'drone' by definition not be able to make use of such virgins?

Posted by lord garth 2015-04-09 00:17|| 2015-04-09 00:17|| Front Page Top

#2 They get a ms. Pac man in the afterlife

Snark of the day.

Posted by chris 2015-04-09 00:21|| 2015-04-09 00:21|| Front Page Top

#3 Well, our cruise missile could pretty much be classified as a suicide drone.

Posted by DarthVader 2015-04-09 00:42|| 2015-04-09 00:42|| Front Page Top

#4 A suicide drone is called a missile...

Posted by Lionel Thoth9784 2015-04-09 02:03|| 2015-04-09 02:03|| Front Page Top

#5 We call them Ahmad.

Posted by g(r)omgoru 2015-04-09 02:41|| 2015-04-09 02:41|| Front Page Top

#6 LOL Chris

Posted by Shipman 2015-04-09 06:12|| 2015-04-09 06:12|| Front Page Top

#7 Aren't they pretty much all drones?

Posted by Skidmark 2015-04-09 08:03|| 2015-04-09 08:03|| Front Page Top

#8 Difference between a missile or a drone, but the line can blur.

A missile is either unguided or takes minimal direction from an operator. Like a laser designator or GPS location to target.

A drone can take input from an operator and change course/target/mission at anytime from the launch. Most drones are recoverable so they can be reused, but some carry a warhead and the operator will use it as a munitions delivery vehicle to engage and destroy targets on the fly. Our current cruise missiles can receive guidance and completely change course/target or go into loiter on the command of the operator, so they could be considered a drone of sorts.

Posted by DarthVader 2015-04-09 10:27|| 2015-04-09 10:27|| Front Page Top

#9 Does it yell "Allahu Akbar" right before it hits?

Posted by gorb 2015-04-09 12:30|| 2015-04-09 12:30|| Front Page Top

#10 Beware Ms Pacman, she's a biter.

Posted by rjschwarz 2015-04-09 15:02|| 2015-04-09 15:02|| Front Page Top

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