Iranian TV shows downed US drone

[SaltwaterServr]

I wasn't aware we were building engineless drones that looked like cream-colored B2 Spirits now.

You thinking it's dang odd we can't see the fan blades inside the air intake grid?

 

[vta]

I wasn't aware we were building engineless drones that looked like cream-colored B2 Spirits now.

You thinking it's dang odd we can't see the fan blades inside the air intake grid?

If it is a fake, why would elements of our government say it isn't?

 

[arglebargle]

Supposedly they hacked the thing and took control?

A) How did they see it to begin with?

B) How did they get into the system?

C) How did they prevent the US from doing the same thing?

Do they even have drones? Iran, do the have these type of vehicles? If not, I'm supposed to believe they were able to crack in and fly the thing safely to the ground without issue? Beginners luck I suppose.

Maybe I'm just ignorant to the technology that Iran has but it just seems highly unlikely they could have pulled that off while blocking the US from taking control right back.

Everyone has drones now. Not necassarily the high end types that the US can deploy, but they are actually quite common. I had to research them about 6 years ago, and went and checked back again earlier this year: Everyone and their uncle has been developing drones. You can even buy them commercially.

No answer for your question though. If they were hacked somehow, you'd expect some obfuscation on the subject, if only to play for time to fix the issue. It's not the sort of thing you'd expect a full media disclosure on.

 

[trickblue]

I agree. You would think especially an unmanned craft like this one, would have some self destruct device on them in cases like this.

It would be funny though if this was rigged by the US to take out Ahmadinejad.

Operation Trojan Horse. :laugh2:

Are you saying Chuck Norris, a roll of duct tape and a tube of silicone are inside? Chuck could rule the universe with those supplies...

 

[casmith07]

Apparently I was wrong.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lockheed_Martin_RQ-170_Sentinel

 

[notherbob]

Wouldn't it be neat if there was a computer virus planted in a stripped-down version of the drone that had a planned failure that sent it into a flat spin that brought it down where they would find it and it infected their systems with an even more devious bug than the stuxnet virus?

According to an article in Wikipedia it would result in minimal damage except to the bottom of the aircraft and I notice the bottom is hidden behind drapes, perhaps to hide the damage which would refute their story that they took over control of it and landed it intact.

Of course I would rather hope it is a well-thought out plan of ours instead of thinking that we got outsmarted by a bunch of wild-eyed religious fanatics who now have one of our most secret spy devices.

 

[SaltwaterServr]

Of course I would rather hope it is a well-thought out plan of ours instead of thinking that we got outsmarted by a bunch of wild-eyed religious fanatics who now have one of our most secret spy devices.

Wait. The Amish have one now too?