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30. That seems extremely unlikely.

Reply to lanlady (Original post)

Fri Jun 21, 2019, 07:15 PM

Jun 2019

I’m quite confident the military understands that those are fairly vulnerable aircraft.

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About that Iranian SAM that took out the drone [View all] lanlady Jun 2019 OP

Surface to air missile... hlthe2b Jun 2019 #1

SAM atreides1 Jun 2019 #2

thank you... I just wanted it clarified. Acronyms like this are really not helpful. hlthe2b Jun 2019 #3

my bad, I thought it was common knowledge lanlady Jun 2019 #6

Whoop de doo, DoD maxsolomon Jun 2019 #4

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Wasn't there a report just prior? Caliman73 Jun 2019 #15

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Heck, there were novels and movies about that scenario. It was actually well anticipated. nt eppur_se_muova Jun 2019 #34

Despite the "training exercise" taking place that very morning for that exact scenario. trev Jun 2019 #17

Makes much more sense than trump suddenly feeling empathy. spanone Jun 2019 #5

IKR? shanny Jun 2019 #20

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The drone defense used to be altitude Brother Buzz Jun 2019 #21

Makes me nostalgic for the SR-71 days Liberal In Texas Jun 2019 #38

LA control can I get a speed check....... Hotler Jun 2019 #47

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Bingo! nt Ilsa Jun 2019 #13

Wouldn't doubt it. trev Jun 2019 #18

Your friends in the Pentagon sarisataka Jun 2019 #10

thanks, I will pass that on lanlady Jun 2019 #11

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Our military seems obsessed with electronic countermeasures TheRealNorth Jun 2019 #14

It was a Raad SAM - Home grown jpak Jun 2019 #16

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Good discussion here: Red Mountain Jun 2019 #22

The thoughts we dare not speak. sarabelle Jun 2019 #23

If we did not know that... Tipperary Jun 2019 #24

Also, Putin called.... Nevermypresident Jun 2019 #26

+1, uponit7771 Jun 2019 #44

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A compromised Rump is allowing Russia to go wild with S-400 sales Celerity Jun 2019 #35

Except for Iran. Xolodno Jun 2019 #37

"no one thought the Iranians had the capability..." CloudWatcher Jun 2019 #28

I am not sure why your friends thought that... EX500rider Jun 2019 #29

"It is not a small UAV: " mitch96 Jun 2019 #32

That seems extremely unlikely. Codeine Jun 2019 #30

Iran also has the Mach 10 anti-ship missile Vegas Roller Jun 2019 #31

What missile would that be? sarisataka Jun 2019 #33

It is a Chinese DF-21D nt Vegas Roller Jun 2019 #39

Iran does not have the DF 21 sarisataka Jun 2019 #41

Doesn't look like we know what they have if this article is even half true uponit7771 Jun 2019 #43

Some folks who work at the Pentagon sarisataka Jun 2019 #46

Oh please - no country - not Russia, not China, not India has a Mach 10 antiship missle jpak Jun 2019 #36

Google Chinese DF-21D Vegas Roller Jun 2019 #40

That's a ballistic missile - and people are skeptical about its performance. jpak Jun 2019 #45

700 billion defense budget and "we didn't know" ?!?!?! I'd be pissed !!!!! uponit7771 Jun 2019 #42