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We will have a drone terror attack on US soil within the next 7 months. (Original Post) OAITW r.2.0 Wednesday OP
ask ukraine for help. they are the leaders on drones nt msongs Wednesday #1
I'm more concerned about a cybersecurity attack as a reprisal. Tim S Wednesday #2
How about a few smuggled Shaheed drones deployed within 5 miles of launch? OAITW r.2.0 Wednesday #5
They can buy them online dalton99a Thursday #10
DIY bombing. OAITW r.2.0 Thursday #11
Surprised has not happened already. PufPuf23 Wednesday #3
Don't foget about those drones missing ABC123Easy Wednesday #4
America is FingA. We will FO. RockRaven Wednesday #6
I think an attack on the power grid or a water treatment plant. QED Thursday #7
Don't forget Blue Full Moon Thursday #8
I'm hoping for Mara Logo RainCaster Thursday #9
Airplane, as with Pan Am 103. ColoringFool Thursday #12
But who will launch it? Miguelito Loveless Thursday #13

Tim S

(242 posts)
2. I'm more concerned about a cybersecurity attack as a reprisal.
Wed Apr 1, 2026, 10:57 PM
Wednesday

As I watched the Artemis II rocket take off today, I wondered if Iran could have sabotaged NASA’s computers to create a launch disaster. You don’t need a Navy or Air Force to inflict devastating, demoralizing damage to a foe. Too bad our demented POTUS can’t think in these terms.

OAITW r.2.0

(32,194 posts)
5. How about a few smuggled Shaheed drones deployed within 5 miles of launch?
Wed Apr 1, 2026, 11:05 PM
Wednesday

I've watched a lot of drone strikes on YT....surprised it was not attempted by Iran. Because they didn't have to score if the threat was exposed.

dalton99a

(94,274 posts)
10. They can buy them online
Thu Apr 2, 2026, 01:18 AM
Thursday
https://www.jpost.com/defense-and-tech/article-891636

Chinese Shahed-like drones offered online despite Alibaba ban
A sales representative for the company told D&T that the so-called “model plane” was a copy of the Shahed-136 and could be armed with explosives and could be shipped to Russia if needed.
By LEO FEIERBERG BETTER
MARCH 30, 2026 13:13

As Iran bombards Middle Eastern countries with swarms of suicide drones, unmanned aerial systems (UAS), similar to those used in war can be found for sale online, sometimes marked as “model planes.”

Chinese e-commerce site Alibaba features multiple listings for drones, which are categorized for commercial use, yet carry an uncanny resemblance to the Iranian Shahed-136 suicide drone. Shahed-136 drones carry a warhead of up to 90 kilograms and fly in swarms before crashing into their targets.

Alibaba’s terms of service ban the sale of military equipment on the site. Yet, in recent days, it has come under scrutiny for carrying listings like these, leading the company to take down certain listings blatantly advertising “cruise missiles” and “suicide attack drones.”

Still, listings that use other keywords or names have avoided being taken down, and Defense & Tech by The Jerusalem Post was able to identify four listings for the Shahed-136 copy, with prices ranging from around $6,000 to over $40,000.

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