Iran fired at unarmed US drone, Pentagon says

[Draggingtree]

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Iran fired at unarmed US drone, Pentagon says

 

 

Published November 08, 2012

 

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Iran fired on an unarmed U.S. drone last week as it was hovering in international airspace, the Pentagon announced Thursday.

 

Spokesman George Little said the incident occurred Nov. 1 at 4:50 a.m. ET. He said the unarmed, unmanned drone was conducting "routine surveillance" over the Persian Gulf when it was "intercepted" by Iran. He said the MQ1 Predator drone, which was not hit, was not in Iranian airspace.

 

Little said the U.S. government has protested to the Iranians. Asked about how the U.S. could respond, he said: "We have a wide range of options from diplomatic to military."

 

Little stressed that the drone was flying 16 nautical miles off the coast of Kuwait in international waters, and never entered the 12-mile limit that would constitute Iranian territory.

 

[Casino67]

But they missed. What does that say about the Iranian Air Force pilots or munitions? Israel probably took note.

[Rokke]

The MQ1 is a Predator. They can't hover. It is amusing that they missed. Predators are actually a challanging target for older air to air weapons. They don't have much of a radar signature, they aren't very hot, and their slow speed makes it hard for radars to maintain a lock. Even the Iraqis were able to shoot down some of our Predators. Doesn't say much for the Iranian Air Force.

[Valin]

Iran fired on an unarmed U.S. drone last week as it was hovering in international airspace, the Pentagon announced Thursday.

[Casino67]

Iran fired on an unarmed U.S. drone last week as it was hovering in international airspace, the Pentagon announced Thursday.

 

Pre-election news is just beginning to come out. It was also announced that another credit downgrade is coming.

[Rokke]

Not to mention an avalanche of layoffs. And the stock market continues to dive. Fun times.