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RC

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14. Probably not.

Reply to Archae (Reply #11)

Sun Apr 22, 2012, 11:43 AM

Apr 2012

Drones are aircraft, after all and the fundamentals of both flight and the remote control of same are well understood. The only thing "secret" here is the software controlling their autonomy.

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Iran starts cloning of American spy drone [View all] TomClash Apr 2012 OP

Du rec. Nt xchrom Apr 2012 #1

Arent these drones though largely built with most off the shelf parts and cstanleytech Apr 2012 #2

I am skeptical. This article looks speculative... Kolesar Apr 2012 #5

The source is RT, Russia Today, Kremlin funded propaganda outlet. NT reACTIONary Apr 2012 #32

Bit silly for the Pentagon to claim they can't be copied as well, isn't it? mbperrin Apr 2012 #12

They might have meant the software if it was encrypted also if its made out of cstanleytech Apr 2012 #28

They might have. They also might not want me to know that it's not much more mbperrin Apr 2012 #40

Now I cant get the image out of my head that they also installed an mp3 player with the beach boys cstanleytech Apr 2012 #41

Shucks, I was hoping for All Along the Watchtower! :) nt mbperrin Apr 2012 #44

Enjoy those views of Iraq and Afghanistan. sofa king Apr 2012 #3

And the stupid race for drones has begun... Amonester Apr 2012 #4

We must maintain Drone Superiority to prevent a Drone Gap NBachers Apr 2012 #9

The Mosquito Drones (TM) will inject GPS-microchips under your skin so... Amonester Apr 2012 #15

Shop Vac. BTW what you describe is, in fact, being studied saras Apr 2012 #23

Finders keepers law I presume. n/t kickysnana Apr 2012 #6

On and on the drums of war beat. obxhead Apr 2012 #7

The chickenhawks are very determined Rosa Luxemburg Apr 2012 #18

What's the difference between an RC plane and a drone? Life Long Dem Apr 2012 #8

The price. Thor_MN Apr 2012 #27

and nineteen50 Apr 2012 #10

Any bets as to how long it flies before crashing? Archae Apr 2012 #11

Yah, it is sooooo dificult to make remote control planes harun Apr 2012 #13

Not so sure about that. Flatulo Apr 2012 #20

As someone who knows folks who make them... reACTIONary Apr 2012 #33

Probably not. RC Apr 2012 #14

Except the configuration of this particular drone is different. Archae Apr 2012 #17

Why? ronnie624 Apr 2012 #16

No, but I would expect the drone's firmware to be heavily encrypted. Nt Flatulo Apr 2012 #21

This has never stopped anyone else before, including grad students. Why now? saras Apr 2012 #24

Not sure which incident you're referring to... Flatulo Apr 2012 #29

Iran (aka "Persia") has been around a fuck of a lot longer than coalition_unwilling Apr 2012 #22

Not at all, but we do spend over 100 times what they do on defense. Flatulo Apr 2012 #30

On what? Toilet seats? Amonester Apr 2012 #31

Best in the world. Guaranteed to not freeze your arse off. Flatulo Apr 2012 #36

Iranians have some very good engineers and technicians.... reACTIONary Apr 2012 #34

Depends on the materials jberryhill Apr 2012 #42

All they have to do now is have China manufacture these itsrobert Apr 2012 #19

Game of Drones? Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Apr 2012 #25

When you play the game of drones... Duer 157099 Apr 2012 #26

LOL. Iran couldn't even mock up the landing gear. Robb Apr 2012 #35

They did a pretty good job hacking it and then landing it got root Apr 2012 #37

Whatever you say. Robb Apr 2012 #38

There is no evidence they hacked it. nt hack89 Apr 2012 #39

If you want to believe that. jberryhill Apr 2012 #43