Iran claims RQ-4 shootdown
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Iran claims RQ-4 shootdown
Just breaking now.
https://www.smh.com.au/world/middle-...20-p51zmf.html
If correct, that would be a significant escalation?
A rather expensive and important asset...
https://www.smh.com.au/world/middle-...20-p51zmf.html
If correct, that would be a significant escalation?
A rather expensive and important asset...
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BREAKING: President Trump has urged his administration official to "tone down" their talk about Iran, reminding them that he is not interested in a military confrontation with Tehran, despite the hawkish views of some of his advisors
"Our glorious Revolutionary Guard took down the American Imperialist jackal drone with one of our limpet mines, salvaged earlier from the decadent western tanker......."
Ecce Homo! Loquitur...
Over international waters monitoring maritime traffic - and Iranian fast inshore patrol craft. I can see how, after last week, it’s presence would have pissed the Iranians off. They fired on the one monitoring the tankers which were attacked a few days ago.
Should be easy to prove one way or the other. It would have been squawking and showing on ATC radar when hit to show it’s location.
Should be easy to prove one way or the other. It would have been squawking and showing on ATC radar when hit to show it’s location.
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I wonder if there is a rather "neutral" 3rd party in that area to confirm whether the drone was downed in the iranian airspace or over international waters.
Oman?
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Over international waters monitoring maritime traffic - and Iranian fast inshore patrol craft. I can see how, after last week, it’s presence would have pissed the Iranians off. They fired on the one monitoring the tankers which were attacked a few days ago.
Should be easy to prove one way or the other. It would have been squawking and showing on ATC radar when hit to show it’s location.
Should be easy to prove one way or the other. It would have been squawking and showing on ATC radar when hit to show it’s location.
If correct, that would be a significant escalation?
A rather expensive and important asset...
A rather expensive and important asset...
It is considered a cost of doing business and can be used for political purposes after the fact to show hostile intent and culpability by Iran in the Tanker Attacks.
If the Iranians are such peace loving and kindly folk they would not interfere with anything or anyone assisting in providing security for commercial ship traffic would they especially in International Waters or International Airspace.
For sure....they have no legal justification for downing any aircraft or firing upon any vessel in International waters do they...unless one of their vessels are being attacked.
The Sanctions must be putting some real hurt on them....and the radical elements within their government must be acting out over it.
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If the Iranians are such peace loving and kindly folk they would not interfere with anything or anyone assisting in providing security for commercial ship traffic would they especially in International Waters or International Airspace.
For sure....they have no legal justification for downing any aircraft or firing upon any vessel in International waters do they...unless one of their vessels are being attacked.
For sure....they have no legal justification for downing any aircraft or firing upon any vessel in International waters do they...unless one of their vessels are being attacked.
I would not be surprised by anything re US military and Non-Military Intelligence gathering operations.
One thing I would for sure be surprised at would be anyone posting here at pprune have any real idea about the matter at hand.
Those that know....darn tooting will not be posting here.
From my view point....we could have dozens of Drones overhead Iran on a 24/7 basis and I would not be bothered about the Iranian response at all.
Drone surveillance should be an adjunct to Satellite and other methods of intelligence gathering as they are subject to interdiction.
One thing I would for sure be surprised at would be anyone posting here at pprune have any real idea about the matter at hand.
Those that know....darn tooting will not be posting here.
From my view point....we could have dozens of Drones overhead Iran on a 24/7 basis and I would not be bothered about the Iranian response at all.
Drone surveillance should be an adjunct to Satellite and other methods of intelligence gathering as they are subject to interdiction.
