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Captured drone in Iran December 8, 2011 10:35 pm TB

News story here.

Those photos of an intact vehicle say a lot. This thing wasn’t shot down. It was electronically hijacked somehow. Bad news.

  • An early report said it was flying over Afghanistan and suddenly turned left and crashed. If indeed the encryption was figured ... by bowser 2011-12-09 02:17:04
    • There are alternative explanations, unfortunately contradictory, according to two "experts" I heard on the news. One said the aircraft might have ... by ER 2011-12-09 06:14:23
      • There are actually a lot more alternative explanations floating around. by TB 2011-12-09 10:09:56
        • Well, don't leave us in suspense! Feel free to speculate. My best guess is that the bird was spying on ... by ER 2011-12-09 10:35:46

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