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10 Dec 11
17 Dec 11
It is very significant.
Not only does Iran have American technology to learn from, they also have grounded most of the UAVs until the USA military can modify the UAVs to make it harder for the Iranians to hack them. I'm not sure how long that will take but this is a huge victory for Iran.
18 Dec 11
Originally posted by AThousandYoungI believe the jamming part is plausible, but I doubt Iran is so sophisticated they can feed it false data. Those signals have incredible encryption.
What I understand probably happened is they jammed the receiver electronically so it went into autopilot. Then they sent it false GPS data so it thought it was going back to it's own base.
We'll never know for sure what happened since all that information is likely top secret.
18 Dec 11
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Originally posted by AThousandYoungThey could just as easily be trying to spoof the US, making Iranian technology look much better than it really is. I think what really happened is the plane malfunctioned in some normal way, computer died or some such. Or even the Iranians spotting it and snagging it with a net hung from a helicopter. That is not to take away from possible technology developed in Iran but in this case I think it is a spoof. The problem with such a spoof is it may backfire on them when the science boys figure out how to make the planes even harder to hack and even that much more stealthy.
This is where I got my info:
http://www.csmonitor.com/World/Middle-East/2011/1215/Exclusive-Iran-hijacked-US-drone-says-Iranian-engineer-Video
18 Dec 11
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Originally posted by sonhousenope, its not the first time an American drone has flew into Iranian airspace,
They could just as easily be trying to spoof the US, making Iranian technology look much better than it really is. I think what really happened is the plane malfunctioned in some normal way, computer died or some such. Or even the Iranians spotting it and snagging it with a net hung from a helicopter. That is not to take away from possible technology develo ...[text shortened]... nce boys figure out how to make the planes even harder to hack and even that much more stealthy.
apparently it was on a mission in Afghanistan and just happened to fly into Iranian
airspace, awesome to see the operatives falling over themselves, at first denying it
and then poor ol Obama, meekly having to ask for it back, pretty please!. how did they
hack it?
http://rt.com/usa/news/iran-drone-hack-stealth-943/
The stealth capabilities come from its design and material, not its software.
18 Dec 11
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Originally posted by AThousandYoungnah i think its a bit more serious than that, after all, you did violate a sovereign states
Maybe it's a Trojan Horse. A squad of midget commandos may be in Iran right now wreaking havok at knee level where tall people never look.
air space which can be construed as an act of war! and apparently will continue to do
so!
18 Dec 11
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Originally posted by robbie carrobieWe've been doing that since before I was born. It's an act of war only for the purposes of rhetoric.
nah i think its a bit more serious than that, after all, you did violate a sovereign states
air space which can be construed as an act of war! and apparently will continue to do
so!
EDIT - Are we at war with Pakistan? We've done a whole lot more violating of airspace over there than this.
Also,
http://www.csmonitor.com/World/Middle-East/2011/1215/Exclusive-Iran-hijacked-US-drone-says-Iranian-engineer-Video
Now this engineer’s account of how Iran took over one of America’s most sophisticated drones suggests Tehran has found a way to hit back. The techniques were developed from reverse-engineering several less sophisticated American drones captured or shot down in recent years, the engineer says
This wasn't the first time.
18 Dec 11
Originally posted by AThousandYoungAre we at war with Pakistan? We've done a whole lot more violating of airspace over there than this?
We've been doing that since before I was born. It's an act of war only for the purposes of rhetoric.
EDIT - Are we at war with Pakistan? We've done a whole lot more violating of airspace over there than this.
Also,
http://www.csmonitor.com/World/Middle-East/2011/1215/Exclusive-Iran-hijacked-US-drone-says-Iranian-engineer-Video
Now thi ...[text shortened]... tured or shot down in recent years, the engineer says
This wasn't the first time.[/b]
you recently killed 24 Pakistani nationals at a checkpoint, soldiers and said sorry, well
gee thanks America!
18 Dec 11
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Originally posted by robbie carrobieNATO (maybe US maybe not) responding to an Afghani request for fire support killed those people.
Are we at war with Pakistan? We've done a whole lot more violating of airspace over there than this?
you recently killed 24 Pakistani nationals at a checkpoint, soldiers and said sorry, well
gee thanks America!
They could have been British planes (and therefore Scotland's responsibility) you know.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-10944465
19 Dec 11
Originally posted by robbie carrobieWell don't forget America is the reason you don't have to go Sieg heil and speak German.
Are we at war with Pakistan? We've done a whole lot more violating of airspace over there than this?
you recently killed 24 Pakistani nationals at a checkpoint, soldiers and said sorry, well
gee thanks America!
19 Dec 11
Originally posted by sonhouseI am blonde haired and blue eyed, what would i have to fear from the Nasiz other than
Well don't forget America is the reason you don't have to go Sieg heil and speak German.
my religious convictions which forbid the hailing of Hitler, i didn't know speaking
German was a crime and anyway what has your post got to do with anything??
19 Dec 11
Originally posted by AThousandYoungI dont care who it was, your getting the blame!
NATO (maybe US maybe not) responding to an Afghani request for fire support killed those people.
They could have been British planes (and therefore Scotland's responsibility) you know.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-10944465