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It wasnt brought or shot down

If there is a malfuntion of any type (mechanical, hardware, etc), and if they cant return for some reason, drones are programmed to lock onto a straight course, til they run out of fuel. That explains why the drone was captured relatively intact.

The Iranian claims of "jang-e electroniki" are complete hogwash. They cant hack into a drone. 

To hack into a drone, you would need very sophisticated supercomputing capabilities. And if you have such capabilities, you can hack into military satellites (and wouldnt go after worthless drones). 

A likely scenario is that the drone suffered some kind of malfunction as a result of the virus that has been going around drone central command for some time now. They havent been able to completely erase the virus.

//www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2011/oct/09/virus-infects-drone-plane-command

اصلا آمریکا هیچ غلطی نمیتونه بکنه..

یک عالمه پول نفت داریم، میریم ده تا دیگه از این طیاره‌های جاسوسی رو از این برادران طالبان افغانستانی  که نه فقط دهان بزرگ، بلکه جرات جنگ  و عرضه هواپیما زنی‌ هم دارند می‌خریم، عکسشم می‌زنیم تو پرس ت و، تا چشم همتون کور بشه.

It appears more likely that it malfunctioned and

did an emergency landing?!! With respect JJ, this theory of yours is as credible as your moto of "nothing is sacred"! It is sacred to give credit when it is due,  even to your enemies. It is as much uncomforting to me as it is to you seeing theses bearded men in uniform taking credit for this spectacular catch, but kudos to them and to those ordinary Iranian civilian scientists  and engineers behind the scene who are working hard to deter those lunatics who want to bomb the country and its people to a total destruction.

Dear Santa U.S.A

Thank you for the RQ-170.

For Christmas I want:

one F-22 Raptor, one B-22 (include nukes) and one Virginia class submarine with all its Tomahawks. You can also leave a stealth helicopter as as surprise present. I have been good this year and listened to everything Rahbar told me. 

Signed,

IRGC

هلو برو توی گلو

Esfand Jaan: Could not have described it better myself.

Sad part is that which ever we look at it, it stinks

The prospect of escalated situation and a possible war with Iran is of a serious concern for so many of us who care deeply for our mother-land and those who still reside there.

 The prospect of increasing power and sophistication by IRI is of a serious concern for so many of us who care deeply for freedom and prosperity in our motherland and those who still reside there.

JD aziz:  I heed your call to voice our disapproval and even contempt for those decision makers in WA who are escalating the prospect of war by violating Iranian air-space.

'Hambastegi' is the main key to victory 

Mehrdad

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The BBC artcle said IRI electronically hijacked the drone and brought it down to Iran!

The article also said:

A statement said the ministry had asked for an immediate explanation and had demanded compensation from Washington.

IRI got a drone for free and wanted more compensation!

اسفند

بسیار عالی فرمودید - تشکر

JD جان من هم با شما موافقم.

من که شخصا "نگران" ارتش آمریکا نیستم.  من فقط خواستم به کسانی‌ که فکر میکنند جنگ با ایران هلو برو توی گلو هستش و "اوضاع بهتر می‌شه" فقط یک گوشهٔ این افکار ابلهانه رو گوشتزد کرده باشم.

Everything is sacred

به تخم چپ اسب حضرت عباس

I am befuddeled, if these drones can spot some Al Qaeda nuts

     in rugged mountain of Afghanestan, how come it can not be deployed to spot and stop some wandering Jose in the US-Mexico border area from entering illegally to US?! Hum....!

JJJ r u dismissing Iran's claim about cyber attack causing it?

!!!  What if it's true and it was brought down in this nice condition because of a cyber attack? 

They do have some drones made by some Ashoura-chest-beating-know-nothing Javads at Sharif University and every year they have an annual showing about new drones both in concept design and actual betas, so they might know a thing or two about drones.

If true, it is cause for major US concern because not only Iran but other advesaries such Russia and China would be interested in taking a look at it, AND paying to take a look.

Another evidence that wars never go as planned and if there is another war in Iran no one knows the outcome.   

Everything is sacred

santa claus is coming to town!

      In time for holidays!

ایران هواپیمای بی سرنشین را ازحزب اسلامی (افغانستان) خریده است?

هواپیمای بی سرنشین تله ای که به ایران منتقل شده؟

  //www.pyknet.net/1390/04azar/17/page/34Havapeima.php  ایران هواپیمای بی سرنشین را ازحزب اسلامی خریده است //iranglobal.info/I-G.php?mid=2-72045

Looks a bit fake

It looks brand new and the color is a bit strange, could it be fake? These planse are made to self destruct and I think it knows better not to emergency land in Iran, it has GPS so it should have known where it was.

I wonder what the rev guard were talking about? It looked very theatrical. My guess is the plane they have is in a bad condition so they made a shell. 

That's a catch

I don't know how you could shoot down this drone and land it in this condition. It appears more likely that it malfunctioned and did an emergency landing -- in the wrong territory. Either way, this is a major loss for U.S. military.