Iran Shoots Down US Drone

MisterEpicurus · 04-12-2011 04:35PM #1

Iran's military said on Sunday it had shot down a US reconnaissance drone aircraft in eastern Iran, a military source told state television.

"Iran's military has downed an intruding RQ-170 American drone in eastern Iran," Iran's Arabic-language Al Alam state television network quoted the unnamed source as saying.

"The spy drone, which has been downed with little damage, was seized by the Iranian armed forces."

Iran shot down the drone at a time when it is trying to contain foreign reaction to the storming of the British embassy in Tehran on Tuesday, shortly after London announced that it would impose sanctions on Iran's central bank in connection with Iran's controversial nuclear enrichment programme.

Britain evacuated its diplomatic staff from Iran and expelled Iranian diplomats in London in retaliation, and several other EU members recalled their ambassadors from Tehran.

The attack dragged Iran's relations with Europe to a long-time low. Washington and EU countries have been discussing measures to restrict Iran's oil exports since the United Nations nuclear watchdog issued a report in November with what it said was evidence that Tehran had worked on designing an atom bomb.

Iran says its nuclear programme is entirely peaceful.

http://www.dnaindia.com/world/report_iran-military-shoots-down-us-drone-state-tv_1621355

It's the end of the world as we know it! :P (And that's sarcastic before the goons start looking for 'Thanks')

EDIT: Fixed it, just pressed the wrong 'wrap' :-P

FatherLen · 04-12-2011 04:38PM

america? intruding drones??? nah you got the wrong guy....

Jaafa · 04-12-2011 04:39PM

Lol and it's supposed to be a stealth aircraft.

EDIT: AJ english claiming the drone wasn't 'shot down', but hacked by Iran's cyberwarfare unit and crash landed.

JONJO THE MISER · 04-12-2011 04:41PM

2012 here we come...............

uptherebels · 04-12-2011 04:41PM

Jaafa wrote: »

Lol and it's supposed to be a stealth aircraft.

ya stealth not invisible

Fromthetrees · 04-12-2011 04:41PM

Lets have a moments thought for the poor drone.

Crazy Horse 6 · 04-12-2011 04:44PM

Just a pity it was'nt manned.

Dave! · 04-12-2011 04:45PM

Crazy Horse 6 wrote: »

Just a pity it was'nt manned.

What a guy

04-12-2011 04:45PM

This is it, this is the beginning of the end of it all....

MisterEpicurus · 04-12-2011 04:46PM

Does anyone here sincerely believe the nuclear programme is peaceful? In a way they are right. It is peaceful, up until the moment they start using them.

Despite that, the US instigated its own problem with the removal of a democratic leader in the form of Mosaddegh in the 1953 coup and replacement with an authoritarian leader.

Raging_Ninja · 04-12-2011 04:46PM

Jaafa wrote: »

Lol and it's supposed to be a stealth aircraft.

stealth != invisible

stealth = relatively difficult to detect

Biggins · 04-12-2011 04:47PM

Jaafa wrote: »

EDIT: AJ english claiming the drone wasn't 'shot down', but hacked by Iran's cyberwarfare unit and crash landed.

Thats immediately brings three aspects to me.

1. That they are skilled enough to do that - if true
2. That American software mustn't be that encrypted in signals enough!
3. What else are they also doing we don't know?

Crazy Horse 6 wrote: »

Just a pity it was'nt manned.

Thank lord.
Am American soldier/flyer captured in Iran?
Holy hell just might break out even more!

AnamGlas · 04-12-2011 04:47PM

What right do they have to have it there?

Spot on Iran.

Ellis Dee · 04-12-2011 04:47PM

The drone is now being interrogated and it's only a matter of time before it signs a full confession.:):):)

Biggins · 04-12-2011 04:49PM

Ellis Dee wrote: »

The drone is now being interrogated and it's only a matter of time before it signs a full confession.:):):)

Will it be a digital signature?
Just askin'

Raging_Ninja · 04-12-2011 04:49PM

Biggins wrote: »

Thats immediately brings three aspects to me.

2. That American software mustn't be that encrypted in signals enough!

Taliban computers were captured in Afghanistan that contained footage from US drones (the small ones used by frontline troops I think). The signal carrying the video footage from the drones' cameras weren't encrypted, so all they needed to do was find the right frequency.

Killer Pigeon · 04-12-2011 04:50PM

Storm in teacup...
... next story please.

Biggins · 04-12-2011 04:51PM

Raging_Ninja wrote: »

Taliban computers were captured in Afghanistan that contained footage from US drones (the small ones used by frontline troops I think). The signal carrying the video footage from the drones' cameras weren't encrypted, so all they needed to do was find the right frequency.

Crikey, talk about underestimating the enemy!

MisterEpicurus · 04-12-2011 04:52PM

Killer Pigeon wrote: »

Storm in teacup...
... next story please.

Yeah, probably will be just analogous to the North Koreans provoking the South, where everyone thinks "This is it!", and then the issue diffuses.

My name is URL · 04-12-2011 04:52PM

MisterEpicurus wrote: »

Does anyone here sincerely believe the nuclear programme is peaceful? In a way they are right. It is peaceful, up until the moment they start using them.

Same can be said for any of the other nations which have atmoic weapons. It's incredibably rich for the likes of the US and especially Isreal (who are non-compliant with the nuclear non proliferation agreement) to be whinging about Iran's studies into nuclear energy.

The US has a longer list of international conflicts under its belt than Iran does. Maybe it's them that need to get rid of the bomb before they demand others to stop developing them.

A US drone gets shot down and half the world see it as an act of war.. The US & NATO kill 24 Pakistani soldiers and hardly anyone blinks an eye.

SamHarris · 04-12-2011 04:54PM

They claim every other week to have foiled some zionist plot or shot down something or another. If they have, whatever, who the hell gives a crap about a drone?

Why are people so convinced Iran entering a war is "The end of the world?" More than likely it will just mean another **** hole in the Middle East. As Syria burns no one even bats an eyelid.

MisterEpicurus · 04-12-2011 04:56PM

My name is URL wrote: »

Same can be said for any of the other nations which have atmoic weapons. It's incredibably rich for the likes of the US and especially Isreal (who are non-compliant with the nuclear non proliferation agreement) to be whinging about Iran's studies into nuclear energy.

The US has a longer list of international conflicts under its belt than Iran does. Maybe it's them that need to get rid of the bomb before they demand others to stop developing them.

Don't you find it slightly worrying that a country would lie and undermine every international treaty just to acquire nuclear weapons? Furthermore, it's a given that nuclear weapons should be refrained from use...this requires cuts in the said nukes, not multiplications of them with countries who lie even to the IAEA. If you're comfortable with that, then that's quite worrying methinks.

Raging_Ninja · 04-12-2011 04:56PM

Biggins wrote: »

Crikey, talk about underestimating the enemy!

Actually I was mistaken, it was Iraqi insurgents (supposedly backed by Iran), and the footage was from Predator Drones.

http://professional.wsj.com/article/SB126102247889095011.html?mg=reno-secaucus-wsj

Biggins · 04-12-2011 04:57PM

Raging_Ninja wrote: »

Actually I was mistaken, it was Iraqi insurgents (supposedly backed by Iran), and the footage was from Predator Drones.

http://professional.wsj.com/article/SB126102247889095011.html?mg=reno-secaucus-wsj

Still. the fact they either could do it easily enough. Not good for the USA side. Silly boys.

Snowie · 04-12-2011 04:57PM

JONJO THE MISER wrote: »

2012 here we come...............

guess i better get my ass into gear and become a war photographer there danger money in that **** :cool:

think I shall

Killer Pigeon · 04-12-2011 04:59PM

SamHarris wrote: »

They claim every other week to have foiled some zionist plot or shot down something or another. If they have, whatever, who the hell gives a crap about a drone?

Why are people so convinced Iran entering a war is "The end of the world?" More than likely it will just mean another **** hole in the Middle East. As Syria burns no one even bats an eyelid.

Well, there is some word that China would defend Iran if Iran was attacked. There's also some word that Russia is sided with Iran. So if Iran was invaded you potentially see the whole region flare up, possibly leading to a major altercation between China/Russia and the West.

Think of Iran as being like Poland in 1939.

SamHarris · 04-12-2011 05:00PM

My name is URL wrote: »

The US has a longer list of international conflicts under its belt than Iran does. Maybe it's them that need to get rid of the bomb before they demand others to stop developing them.

Thats not how the NPT works, thank god. Hypocrisy and thinking YOU are special is ar for course in international policy - pointinh it out ast h ough that makes their sides argument invalid is just childishness and worse, completly false. Why the hell does it matter?

The far left is really getting ridiculous - "I dont mind Iran gets the bomb/ little or nothing should be done to stop them despite the breach of perhaps the most important international treaty because the US has them" The be all and end all of every one of their arguments is "sure look, I dont like the US / Israel!" :rolleyes:

The amount of conflicts a country gets involved in always has and always did have much more to do with the countries capabilities than with any underlying "morality". If you dont know this you do not know much history. At all.

SamHarris · 04-12-2011 05:03PM

Killer Pigeon wrote: »

Well, there is some word that China would defend Iran if Iran was attacked. There's also some word that Russia is sided with Iran. So if Iran was invaded you potentially see the whole region flare up, possibly leading to a major altercation between China/Russia and the West.

Think of Iran as being like Poland in 1939.

If anyone thinks China will go to war with the US over IRan they are insane. PLain not going to happen. If they were going to they would have a PUBLIC defense treaty with Iran.

Puting aside MAD there is little or no doubt who would win such a conflict, the Chinese and Russians are well aware of this. If they dont want IRan to be attacked, regardless of their flautning of treaties they will do a hell of alot before declaring war on the US.

MOSSAD · 04-12-2011 05:06PM

AnamGlas wrote: »

What right do they have to have it there?

Spot on Iran.

Wonderful stuff! Sooner a nuclear device is detonated over Teheran the better.

MisterEpicurus · 04-12-2011 05:10PM

MOSSAD wrote: »

Sooner a nuclear device is detonated over Teheran the better.

ehhh....no

eire.man · 04-12-2011 05:10PM

SamHarris wrote: »

They claim every other week to have foiled some zionist plot or shot down something or another. If they have, whatever, who the hell gives a crap about a drone?

Why are people so convinced Iran entering a war is "The end of the world?" More than likely it will just mean another **** hole in the Middle East. As Syria burns no one even bats an eyelid.

the people who get shot to sh1t because of drone intelligence do I bet

Iran Shoots Down US Drone

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