Sun Apr 22, 2012, 08:56 AM

TomClash (10,968 posts)

Iran starts cloning of American spy drone

Source: RT

Iran has completed reverse-engineering of the captured US spy drone and has started building its own copy, Iranian media reports.

The Revolutionary Guard is yet to decode parts of the software the Sentinel aircraft uses, General Amir Ali Hajizadeh, who heads the force’s aerospace division, said on Sunday.

"The Americans should be aware to what extent we have infiltrated the plane," Iranian Fars news agency quoted the general as saying. "Our experts have a full understanding of its components and programs."

The Pentagon stated that the drone’s security will prevent Iranian engineers from cracking its technology.
Tehran has already copied the Sentinel – as a toy, and sent one to the US as a mocking response to America’s request to hand over the aircraft.

Iran announced capturing RQ-170 Sentinel surveillance UAV in December 2011. The US believed that the aircraft crashed in Iran’s desolate mountainous area, but apparently Iranian military managed to hack into the drone’s control system and bring it down.

Earlier this week Tehran said a number of nations approached Iran over possible sharing of military technology it may have developed through studying its drone prize. China and Russia reportedly showed the most interest.

Read more: http://rt.com/news/iran-spy-drone-copy-667/

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44 replies	Author	Time	Post
Iran starts cloning of American spy drone (Original post)	TomClash	Apr 2012	OP
Du rec. Nt	xchrom	Apr 2012	#1
Arent these drones though largely built with most off the shelf parts and	cstanleytech	Apr 2012	#2
I am skeptical. This article looks speculative...	Kolesar	Apr 2012	#5
The source is RT, Russia Today, Kremlin funded propaganda outlet. NT	reACTIONary	Apr 2012	#32
Bit silly for the Pentagon to claim they can't be copied as well, isn't it?	mbperrin	Apr 2012	#12
They might have meant the software if it was encrypted also if its made out of	cstanleytech	Apr 2012	#28
They might have. They also might not want me to know that it's not much more	mbperrin	Apr 2012	#40
Now I cant get the image out of my head that they also installed an mp3 player with the beach boys	cstanleytech	Apr 2012	#41
Shucks, I was hoping for All Along the Watchtower! :) nt	mbperrin	Apr 2012	#44
Enjoy those views of Iraq and Afghanistan.	sofa king	Apr 2012	#3
And the stupid race for drones has begun...	Amonester	Apr 2012	#4
We must maintain Drone Superiority to prevent a Drone Gap	NBachers	Apr 2012	#9
The Mosquito Drones (TM) will inject GPS-microchips under your skin so...	Amonester	Apr 2012	#15
Shop Vac. BTW what you describe is, in fact, being studied	saras	Apr 2012	#23
Finders keepers law I presume. n/t	kickysnana	Apr 2012	#6
On and on the drums of war beat.	obxhead	Apr 2012	#7
The chickenhawks are very determined	Rosa Luxemburg	Apr 2012	#18
What's the difference between an RC plane and a drone?	Life Long Dem	Apr 2012	#8
The price.	Thor_MN	Apr 2012	#27
and	nineteen50	Apr 2012	#10
Any bets as to how long it flies before crashing?	Archae	Apr 2012	#11
Yah, it is sooooo dificult to make remote control planes	harun	Apr 2012	#13
Not so sure about that.	Flatulo	Apr 2012	#20
As someone who knows folks who make them...	reACTIONary	Apr 2012	#33
Probably not.	RC	Apr 2012	#14
Except the configuration of this particular drone is different.	Archae	Apr 2012	#17
Why?	ronnie624	Apr 2012	#16
No, but I would expect the drone's firmware to be heavily encrypted. Nt	Flatulo	Apr 2012	#21
This has never stopped anyone else before, including grad students. Why now?	saras	Apr 2012	#24
Not sure which incident you're referring to...	Flatulo	Apr 2012	#29
Iran (aka "Persia") has been around a fuck of a lot longer than	coalition_unwilling	Apr 2012	#22
Not at all, but we do spend over 100 times what they do on defense.	Flatulo	Apr 2012	#30
On what? Toilet seats?	Amonester	Apr 2012	#31
Best in the world. Guaranteed to not freeze your arse off.	Flatulo	Apr 2012	#36
Iranians have some very good engineers and technicians....	reACTIONary	Apr 2012	#34
Depends on the materials	jberryhill	Apr 2012	#42
All they have to do now is have China manufacture these	itsrobert	Apr 2012	#19
Game of Drones?	Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin	Apr 2012	#25
When you play the game of drones...	Duer 157099	Apr 2012	#26
LOL. Iran couldn't even mock up the landing gear.	Robb	Apr 2012	#35
They did a pretty good job hacking it and then landing it	got root	Apr 2012	#37
Whatever you say.	Robb	Apr 2012	#38
There is no evidence they hacked it. nt	hack89	Apr 2012	#39
If you want to believe that.	jberryhill	Apr 2012	#43

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Sun Apr 22, 2012, 09:07 AM

xchrom (91,617 posts)

Iran starts cloning of American spy drone

1. Du rec. Nt

2. Arent these drones though largely built with most off the shelf parts and

5. I am skeptical. This article looks speculative...

32. The source is RT, Russia Today, Kremlin funded propaganda outlet. NT

12. Bit silly for the Pentagon to claim they can't be copied as well, isn't it?

28. They might have meant the software if it was encrypted also if its made out of

40. They might have. They also might not want me to know that it's not much more

41. Now I cant get the image out of my head that they also installed an mp3 player with the beach boys

44. Shucks, I was hoping for All Along the Watchtower! :) nt

3. Enjoy those views of Iraq and Afghanistan.

4. And the stupid race for drones has begun...

9. We must maintain Drone Superiority to prevent a Drone Gap

15. The Mosquito Drones (TM) will inject GPS-microchips under your skin so...

23. Shop Vac. BTW what you describe is, in fact, being studied

6. Finders keepers law I presume. n/t

7. On and on the drums of war beat.

18. The chickenhawks are very determined

8. What's the difference between an RC plane and a drone?

27. The price.

10. and

11. Any bets as to how long it flies before crashing?

13. Yah, it is sooooo dificult to make remote control planes

20. Not so sure about that.

33. As someone who knows folks who make them...

14. Probably not.

17. Except the configuration of this particular drone is different.

16. Why?

21. No, but I would expect the drone's firmware to be heavily encrypted. Nt

24. This has never stopped anyone else before, including grad students. Why now?

29. Not sure which incident you're referring to...

22. Iran (aka "Persia") has been around a fuck of a lot longer than

30. Not at all, but we do spend over 100 times what they do on defense.

31. On what? Toilet seats?

36. Best in the world. Guaranteed to not freeze your arse off.

34. Iranians have some very good engineers and technicians....

42. Depends on the materials

19. All they have to do now is have China manufacture these

25. Game of Drones?

26. When you play the game of drones...

35. LOL. Iran couldn't even mock up the landing gear.

37. They did a pretty good job hacking it and then landing it

38. Whatever you say.

39. There is no evidence they hacked it. nt

43. If you want to believe that.