Originally Posted by
tartare
One assumes it was just doin' what such platforms do - cruising along at around FL600 and using sensors etc to look sideways into Iran from the safety of international airspace.
{snip description of sophisticated self-protection suite}
So - what happened? I thought Iranian missile technology was supposed to be pretty basic...
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Was it maybe being trolled down low as a provocation or was it actually waaay up yonder and Iranian defences proved rather more capable than expected?