/FLASH// Iranian jets fire on USAF drone over the Gulf.

Oberon · 11-09-12, 06:23 PM

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Originally Posted by CCIP

Honestly I think both sides are posturing here and trying to show that they can go where they please and warn who they need. US drones spying on Iran, or Iran claiming that the Gulf is their territory to control? Both of those things are hardly unlikely. Iran and/or US firing warning shots against each other's units in the Gulf? How many decades have they been doing that for now...

Quite, just business as usual.

Stealhead · 11-10-12, 11:04 PM

Actually for a time period of over 10 years after the end of Operation Earnest Will which ended in late 1988 there was very little posturing between the US and Iran from a military standpoint only in the last several years (since around 2003~2004) have tensions risen between the US and Iran.

I would agree that by and large this is "business as usual" between the US and Iran but there was a fairly lengthy period of "peace" so to speak.Of course this may have more to do with world events from late 1988 to the early 2000's more than anything else.If you look at the situation it is pretty obvious why each side feels the way that they do currently it all depends on which side you agree with who you think is correct.Right now Iran has an advantage that it did not have 20 years ago that would be the oil from Iran that several nations rely on.

Armistead · 11-10-12, 11:32 PM

Don't see much need to fly drones in international waters...I suspect they may have chased them there.

TLAM Strike · 11-11-12, 04:43 PM

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Originally Posted by Armistead

Don't see much need to fly drones in international waters...I suspect they may have chased them there.

Not sure where this incident happened but Bushneir is a coastal city and the reactor site is very close to the shore.

I imagine the drone was on a standard recon mission off the coast listening and taking photos with its ISAR. Sending a drone is a lot cheaper than a manned ELINT aircraft, and doesn't risk the crew.

11-10-12, 11:04 PM	#2
Stealhead Navy Seal Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Kentucky Posts: 5,421 Downloads: 85 Uploads: 0	Actually for a time period of over 10 years after the end of Operation Earnest Will which ended in late 1988 there was very little posturing between the US and Iran from a military standpoint only in the last several years (since around 2003~2004) have tensions risen between the US and Iran. I would agree that by and large this is "business as usual" between the US and Iran but there was a fairly lengthy period of "peace" so to speak.Of course this may have more to do with world events from late 1988 to the early 2000's more than anything else.If you look at the situation it is pretty obvious why each side feels the way that they do currently it all depends on which side you agree with who you think is correct.Right now Iran has an advantage that it did not have 20 years ago that would be the oil from Iran that several nations rely on.

11-10-12, 11:32 PM	#3
Armistead Rear Admiral Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: on the Dan Posts: 10,880 Downloads: 364 Uploads: 0	Don't see much need to fly drones in international waters...I suspect they may have chased them there.