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2007-02-11 Syria-Lebanon-Iran

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Posted by ryuge 2007-02-11 06:38|| || Front Page|| [11 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 BFD, this is nothing compared to US tech :

Posted by anonymous5089 2007-02-11 07:22|| 2007-02-11 07:22|| Front Page Top

#2 lol A5089, good pic. I was thinking stealth drones meant jihadis in slippers

Posted by Frank G">Frank G 2007-02-11 07:30|| 2007-02-11 07:30|| Front Page Top

#3 Anon,

ROTFLMAO!!

Mike

Posted by Mike Kozlowski 2007-02-11 08:18|| 2007-02-11 08:18|| Front Page Top

#4 A favorite 5089. The new model doesn't even cast a shadow tho...

Posted by Shipman 2007-02-11 08:41|| 2007-02-11 08:41|| Front Page Top

#5 Time to roll out the stealth drone seeing radar and the stealth drone seeking missile.

Posted by JohnQC 2007-02-11 09:47|| 2007-02-11 09:47|| Front Page Top

#6 Sure thing Iran. Just send them over an aircraft carrier group. We won't see and shoot them down. Honest.

Posted by DarthVader">DarthVader 2007-02-11 10:23|| 2007-02-11 10:23|| Front Page Top

#7 40-some years ago I had a stealth drone, invisible to radar (made of plastic, except a tiny 2 cycle engine), and armed with a (dummy) bomb. Modelled after the Stuka dive bomber. Of course its range was limited - to the amount of string I put on its control harness, and its path was limited to a circle of that radius. Less than $20, if I recall. 700 km is a lot of string, but those Persians have been known to exaggerate.

Posted by Glenmore">Glenmore 2007-02-11 14:43|| 2007-02-11 14:43|| Front Page Top

#8 I had one of those too 'cept mine was a spitfire.
Crashed in 20 seconds. Fixed it crashed in 10 seconds.
Thank G-d for Playstation 2.

Posted by J.D. Lux 2007-02-11 15:16|| 2007-02-11 15:16|| Front Page Top

#9 Must have gotten the idea from Al Quada. Back in October 2005 the Pak Army discovered Chinese made UAVs in a raid on an AQ camp. Actually, it was a fairly large (5-6 ft. wing span) remote control aircraft painted a bright yellow. The Pakistani army reported that the Chinese UAV was equipped with a video camera and transmitter. It was also reported that the plane could be purchased in a big Pakistani city hobby shop for about $55. Iran may be building a knock off the Chinese RC model airplane and painting it black.

Posted by GK 2007-02-11 16:02|| 2007-02-11 16:02|| Front Page Top

#10 FREEREPUBLIC > "SUICIDE DRONES" article > is something that is unmanned commit wilful suicide [theme from Dragnet here]???

Posted by JosephMendiola 2007-02-11 22:59|| 2007-02-11 22:59|| Front Page Top

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