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In reply to the discussion: Venezuela says building drones with Iran's help [View all]FarCenter
(19,429 posts)31. According to this story the drone is unarmed.
Designed as a surveillance tool, the machine "does not carry arms" and has a 100-kilometer (60 mile) sweep. It can fly solo for some 90 minutes and reach an altitude of 3,000 meters (9,000 feet)," said General Julio Morales, president of the state-run Venezuelan Military Industrial Company Cavim.
There is a picture at the link. http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5jNJjKMxqEAHz5VT9eBpv2wJc8n6Q?docId=CNG.855c26ea909670e521ce252ae90ceace.f61
Hard to tell from perspective, but it looks to be around 10-15 feet wingspan with a pusher propeller. It's the kind of thing you might build with a chainsaw engine for power.
B-29 model powered by 4 chainsaw engines. Must see!
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You bet!! He needs drones to see when the next coup will be attempted by the US. Oil rich
nanabugg
Jun 2012
#69
Oh, yeah and one more thing: Technology makes the Monroe Doctrine null and void!
nanabugg
Jun 2012
#70
The what does Iran have in drone technology that the south american country needs to know about toy
may3rd
Jun 2012
#4
That is a very good question and why I find the subject of the OP Laughable.
stevenleser
Jun 2012
#6
Oh I use my brain to reject dog whistles and emotional language just fine thank you. nt
stevenleser
Jun 2012
#27
Yet rather than announce it at an airplane factory, it was the military factory.
joshcryer
Jun 2012
#58
You can flail your arms all you want, it is still a simple remote control plane.
stevenleser
Jun 2012
#28
Yep, and a lot of that in this thread. Some folks freak out when they see the word
stevenleser
Jun 2012
#40
Psst! Don't say that! It's not as sexy as the Skynet analogy, you know? Just roll with it.
freshwest
Jun 2012
#13
It's easy to know who not to take seriously on this stuff. Anyone who freaks out over drones
stevenleser
Jun 2012
#39
Wow, just think of all the jobs that could be created here making those for them.
freshwest
Jun 2012
#14
Any of those posts could be mistaken. But I don't trust Chavez to be truthful on this one.
joshcryer
Jun 2012
#48
It's impossible to know what to trust when it comes to the Venezuelan government.
joshcryer
Jun 2012
#60
"...U.S. prosecutors are investigating drone production..." Ha! That's rich...
truth2power
Jun 2012
#11
The investigation will likely provide more commerce for American manufacturers of drones.
freshwest
Jun 2012
#41
They're sitting on the biggest oil reserves in the world. Just like the Saudis, they can pay others
freshwest
Jun 2012
#15
It's called sanctions, countries can arbitrarily do business with other countries...
joshcryer
Jun 2012
#18
"likely to heighten U.S. anxiety over his socialist government's role in the region"
Nihil
Jun 2012
#26
It's just a more cost effective way of spying than the current sattelite surveillance
harun
Jun 2012
#65
Can't disagree with you there. Especially when a Latin America socialist hero is doing it.
joshcryer
Jun 2012
#66