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2011-12-17 Science & Technology

UAV downed by bogus GPS-huh, how about that

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Posted by Skidmark 2011-12-17 00:00|| || Front Page|| [4 views ] Top

#1 Obvious response to that is embedding high explosives on the UAVs that will get triggered when diddled by the unauthorized.

Posted by Anguper Hupomosing9418 2011-12-17 01:12|| 2011-12-17 01:12|| Front Page Top

#2 Weak. Is it too much to ask to include inertial navigation in there somewhere? Sorta reminds me of how the F-4 originally came out without a cannon.

Posted by gorb 2011-12-17 01:14|| 2011-12-17 01:14|| Front Page Top

#3 At the US UAV squadrons now have the excuse to fly bombs into Iranian facilities & blame the Iranians for doing it to themselves.

Posted by Anguper Hupomosing9418 2011-12-17 04:51|| 2011-12-17 04:51|| Front Page Top

#4 This is Iran, where lying is a way of life and an art form.

Posted by Ulose Munster2089 2011-12-17 07:17|| 2011-12-17 07:17|| Front Page Top

#5 I do believe over-reliance on GPS is a danger.

Posted by Scooter McGruder 2011-12-17 08:48|| 2011-12-17 08:48|| Front Page Top

#6 The method alluded to in the article is about as likely to have worked as having a wing-walker rope the UAV from a nearby biplane.

Posted by rammer 2011-12-17 13:00|| 2011-12-17 13:00|| Front Page Top

#7 This is a wake up call about GPS and UAVs

It has been our advantage for a long time fighting terrorist but but conventional armies are preparing to counter them all.

I hope there are enough pilots who learn to fly and bomb the old fashion way still.

Posted by Creregum Glolump8403 2011-12-17 22:00|| 2011-12-17 22:00|| Front Page Top

#8 CHINESE MILITARY FORUM > [WSJ.com] US SAYS DRONE CRASHED, REFUTING IRAN'S CLAIMS.

The US does NOT believe that Iran shot down or brought down the RQ-170 via EW cyber-hack [false GPS], but that US handlers lost effective control which caused the Drone to decline + crash into a number of broken pieces - US believes that Iran was able to physically recover, repair or reassemble, + repaint the broken Drone, etc. AMAP before putting same on public display.

* SAME > [Aviation Week] TALE OF RQ-170 HIJACK IN DOUBT AS TOLD IN TEHRAN.

Posted by JosephMendiola 2011-12-17 22:20|| 2011-12-17 22:20|| Front Page Top

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