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2023-08-23 Syria-Lebanon-Iran
Iran unveils armed drone, says it could potentially reach Israel
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Getting to Israel is the easy part — nothing between but air. But Israel itself has that three-layer active defense, and of course the Israel Air Force does like to take a hand. But y’all have fun dreaming your dreams, O mad Mullahs.
Iran's Defense Ministry unveiled a drone on Tuesday resembling America's armed MQ-9 Reaper, claiming that the aircraft is capable of staying airborne for 24 hours and has the range to reach the country's archenemy Israel.

Iran's state-run IRNA news agency published a photograph of the drone, called the Mohajer-10, on display at a conference marking Defense Industry Day with what appeared to be smoke-machine fog underneath it.
and lasers and an REO Speedwagon soundtrack...
"Mohajer" means "immigrant" in Farsi and has been a drone line manufactured by the Islamic Theocratic Republic since 1985.

IRNA said the drone is able to fly up to 24,000 feet with a speed of 210 kph (130 mph), carrying a bomb payload of up to 300 kilograms (660 pounds). It also said the drone could carry electronic surveillance equipment and a camera. Iran's hard-line President Ebrahim Raisi, a protégé of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei
...the very aged actual dictator of Iran, successor to Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini...
, also viewed the drone on Tuesday.

"Today, we can firmly introduce Iran
...a theocratic Shiite state divided among the Medes, the Persians, and the (Arab) Elamites. Formerly a fairly civilized nation ruled by a Shah, it became a victim of Islamic revolution in 1979. The nation is today noted for spontaneously taking over other countries' embassies, maintaining whorehouses run by clergymen, involvement in international drug trafficking, and financing sock puppet militias to extend the regime's influence. The word Iran is a cognate form of Aryan. The abbreviation IRGC is the same idea as Stürmabteilung (or SA). The term Supreme Guide is a the modern version form of either Duce or Führer or maybe both. They hate Jews Zionists Jews. Their economy is based on the production of oil and vitriol...
as an advanced and technologic nation to the world," Raisi said in comments aired on state television
... and if you can't believe state television who can you believe?
He reiterated Iran's stance about friendly relations with "all countries in the world," adding that Iran's armed forces will cut off any hand that will reaches out in an attempt to invade Iran, state TV reported.
Nobody wants to invade you. They'll just smite your ass and leave
The News Agency that Dare Not be Named could not immediately verify the claims about the drone's capabilities, though an arm of state television
... and if you can't believe state television who can you believe?
shared a video of it taking off from a runway. Long-range drones like the Reaper also require ground stations and satellite communications.
Posted by Fred 2023-08-23 00:00|| || Front Page|| [11131 views ]  Top
 File under: Govt of Iran 

#1 Maybe with a 40 MPH tailwind, right?
Posted by Raj 2023-08-23 00:30||   2023-08-23 00:30|| Front Page Top

#2 Seriously, REO Speedwagon?
(I'm guessing "Riding the storm out".)

On a further note, when does an armed suicide drone become a cruise missile? Cause they're like doing the same thing the same way. Is there a speed requirement or something?
Posted by ed in texas 2023-08-23 09:43||   2023-08-23 09:43|| Front Page Top

#3 ;-) Heh
Posted by Frank G 2023-08-23 10:18||   2023-08-23 10:18|| Front Page Top

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