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2020-01-05 Syria-Lebanon-Iran

American and British spy planes appear in the skies over the Middle East to hoover up electronic messages and phone calls from Iranian forces and their allies

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Posted by Skidmark 2020-01-05 00:00|| || Front Page|| [9 views ] Top
File under: Govt of Iran

#1 The Brit ELINT planes were Nimrods, but when the refurb costs got out of hand they bought used Rivets from the US.

Posted by M. Murcek 2020-01-05 10:37|| 2020-01-05 10:37|| Front Page Top

#2 Traffic analysis.
Then comes target assessment.

Posted by ed in texas 2020-01-05 11:53|| 2020-01-05 11:53|| Front Page Top

#3 I can hear the Democrats crying it's not fair that we can suck up phone calls and the Iranians can't. Crocodile tears.

Posted by jpal 2020-01-05 12:14|| 2020-01-05 12:14|| Front Page Top

#4 #1 - Sorry to snipe at you but I 'm certain that the RAF ELINT Sentinels are modified Bombardier Global Express aircraft, not used Rivet Joints. Agree that the Nimrods were getting far too long in the tooth.

Posted by Canuckistan sniper 2020-01-05 13:16|| 2020-01-05 13:16|| Front Page Top

#5 You're both correct. British ELINT aircraft are Rivet Joints, but they also have a JSTARS aircraft called the Sentinel

Posted by The peanut gallery 2020-01-05 14:05|| 2020-01-05 14:05|| Front Page Top

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