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In reply to the discussion: Iran to 'reverse engineer' US drone [View all]Snarkoleptic
(5,997 posts)22. Iran to 'reverse engineer' US drone
Yep, and I'm going to borrow my brother-in-laws Rolex, reverse engineer an exact copy and return the original (or mebbe the copy).
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Well, I bet not having a network of satellites will put a cramp in that effort.
BOHICA12
Dec 2011
#5
I have doubts about Iran's ability to reverse engineer the drone and the internal electronics
Lurks Often
Dec 2011
#7
exactly, remember the rumors about China reverse engineering in the 70s didn't work out very well.
grantcart
Dec 2011
#11
They can probably analyse it to determine how it works, but they wouldn't be able to replicate it
FarCenter
Dec 2011
#13
The Iranians don't seem to have much interest in building a modern manned air force
Xithras
Dec 2011
#35
"... the magician's distance" hilarious. Thanks for the laugh, also--> good post! (nt)
Shoe Horn
Dec 2011
#24
Appears to me from the posts on this thread that since Iran is still in the Stone Age,
mbperrin
Dec 2011
#23
Still don't understand why no auto-self-destruct for a 5 million dollar piece of tech?
Shoe Horn
Dec 2011
#25
That is very curious. At least a small pyrotechic device to destroy the electronics/data seems
truthisfreedom
Dec 2011
#28
With the level of waste by the MIC, why would we think we get value for our money?
mbperrin
Dec 2011
#36