Iran unveils new drone that can target Israel and most of Middle East

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2208727/Iran-unveils-new-drone-target-Israel-Middle-East--mo ^ | 9/26/2012 | Daily Mail Reporter

[sheikdetailfeather]

Iranian military leaders have unveiled a new long-range drone capable of reaching Israel and most of the Middle East months after capturing a U.S. one.

General Amir Ali Hajizadeh, a senior Revolutionary Guard commander, described the weapon as a key strategic addition to Iran's military capabilities.

Hajizadeh, who heads the Guard's aerospace division, said the Shahed-129, or Witness-129, has a range of 2,000 kilometres (1,250 miles) and can carry out reconnaissance missions or be armed with 'bombs and missiles'.

That covers much of the Middle East including Israel and nearly doubles the range of previous drones produced by Iranian technicians, who have often relied on reverse engineering military hardware with the country under Western embargoes.

But it's unclear whether the new drone contains any elements of an unmanned CIA aircraft that went down in eastern Iran in December.

[sheikdetailfeather]

I just got this article in an email this morning.

[nascarnation]

Muslim designed and manufactured weapons technology typically represents more risk to the user than the target...

[sheikdetailfeather]

LOL!!

[DownInFlames]

Thanks zero.

[Gay State Conservative]

Gee,all this amazing weaponry that the bearded 9th Century knuckledraggers in Tehran have at their disposal.Absolutely amazing.Too bad that the Israelis will be forced to fight with spitballs.

[Tugo]

Stealth drone recently was delivered intact to IRAN courtesy of misbeguided DOD. Drones need a self destruct mechanism.

[ILS21R]

Matches a description of the one “captured” last year?

They don’t look anything alike.

[Gay State Conservative]

Muslim designed and manufactured weapons technology typically represents more risk to the user than the target...

Terrorist psychopath fail

[cpdiii]

It will have a radar profile that will be seen for hundreds of miles. If you can see it, you can kill it.

[E. Pluribus Unum]

The UCAV electronics and software and ground support is a lot more important and harder to duplicate than the shell.

[MestaMachine]

The last visual their drones will send back is an Israeli pilot smiling and giving them the univerally understood central digit before the boom.

[Red Badger]

SUICIDE VEST IS OPTIONAL............

[wrench]

Looks like a cheap knock off of an MQ-9 with no radar or SAT antennae.

[SamuraiScot]

Iran unveils new drone that can target Israel and most of Middle East

You can target anything you want—but what can you hit?

[fella]

Muslim designed and manufactured weapons technology typically represents more risk to the user than the target...

[blueunicorn6]

Nice looking aircraft. Too bad the wings don’t match up. They must be using a cheaper cardboard these days.