W.E.B. Du Bois
12-09-2011, 09:30 AM
So they shot down a US stealth drone. Video: http://www.cbsnews.com/video/watch/?id=7391097n&tag=cbsnewsMainColumnArea
Apparently the model is a high altitude drone: http://www.airforce-technology.com/projects/rq-170-sentinel/
I find it likely that the drone was operating deep inside of Iran, which would explain how Iran would have the opportunity to shoot it down.
Should we be impressed that Iran was able to shoot down the drone? I guess it means that even the best stealth technology we have available is not totally stealth. The real loss to the US is that the composition of the UAV's materials is going to go straight to China and Russia and incorporated into ALL of their stealth technology.
Still it was probably worth it. We probably will never fight Russia or China, so at least we are getting use out of these planes, even if one does get shot down every now and then.
WEB
Apparently the model is a high altitude drone: http://www.airforce-technology.com/projects/rq-170-sentinel/
I find it likely that the drone was operating deep inside of Iran, which would explain how Iran would have the opportunity to shoot it down.
Should we be impressed that Iran was able to shoot down the drone? I guess it means that even the best stealth technology we have available is not totally stealth. The real loss to the US is that the composition of the UAV's materials is going to go straight to China and Russia and incorporated into ALL of their stealth technology.
Still it was probably worth it. We probably will never fight Russia or China, so at least we are getting use out of these planes, even if one does get shot down every now and then.
WEB