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Iran's RQ-170 Clone
« on: May 14, 2014, 02:26:32 PM »
Which is apparently another in a long line of fakes in the military hardware department. They are definitely the Rodney Dangerfield of the world's militaries.  :laugh:

http://www.foxnews.com/world/2014/05/14/iran-drone-clone-latest-in-long-line-fakes-experts-say/
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Re: Iran's RQ-170 Clone
« Reply #1 on: May 14, 2014, 05:46:29 PM »
The Iranians shouldn't be TOO proud of copying a US drone - look at what American CHILDREN can build!

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Re: Iran's RQ-170 Clone
« Reply #2 on: May 14, 2014, 05:47:38 PM »
Quote from: HankB on May 14, 2014, 05:46:29 PM
The Iranians shouldn't be TOO proud of copying a US drone - look at what American CHILDREN can build!



That's just like the ones that flew over Phoenix a few years ago  :lol:
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Re: Iran's RQ-170 Clone
« Reply #3 on: May 14, 2014, 06:13:01 PM »
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Re: Iran's RQ-170 Clone
« Reply #4 on: May 14, 2014, 08:55:09 PM »
“They [Americans] know nothing," Navy Commander Rear Adm. Ali Fadavi told Fars News Agency in April. "We have been making and sinking replicas of U.S. destroyers, frigates and warships for long years, and we have sunk the replica of their vessels in 50 seconds through a series of operational measures."


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Re: Iran's RQ-170 Clone
« Reply #5 on: May 14, 2014, 09:03:58 PM »
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“They [Americans] know nothing," Navy Commander Rear Adm. Ali Fadavi told Fars News Agency in April. "We have been making and sinking replicas of U.S. destroyers, frigates and warships for long years, and we have sunk the replica of their vessels in 50 seconds through a series of operational measures."

 But its Ghadir-class stealth mini-submarine, which is believed to be real, and built with Chinese technology, sank during the mission, with 10 sailors reportedly lost.

Wait...   A replica US Warship sank their mini-sub?   

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Re: Iran's RQ-170 Clone
« Reply #6 on: May 14, 2014, 09:57:10 PM »
What are they playing at?  Are they that dumb,  or is this an attempt to get us to underestimate them by unveiling "state of the art,  reverse engineered captured American tech".  

That thing looks like something Red Green would build to shoot ducks from.   :facepalm:
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Re: Iran's RQ-170 Clone
« Reply #7 on: May 14, 2014, 10:05:06 PM »
Quote from: Bigjake on May 14, 2014, 09:57:10 PM
What are they playing at?  Are they that dumb,  or is this an attempt to get us to underestimate them by unveiling "state of the art,  reverse engineered captured American tech".  


Do you think the average Iranian understands this thing is nonsense?

The Iranian military propagandist understands America will not invade Iran this year (for a bunch of different reasons). This drone will not likely ever be tested in battle against US air defenses or whatever, the idea is to look good to one's own taxpayers (and maybe to Muslims in the middle east, also not known to be great experts in military hardware).
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