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14. Scan Eagle is a commercially available drone first used by tuna fishermen

Tue Dec 4, 2012, 10:45 AM

Dec 2012

it is not sophisticated. The US Navy buys them straight off the shelf.

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Iran captures U.S. drone in its airspace-media [View all] dipsydoodle Dec 2012 OP

+1 Auggie Dec 2012 #2

We look like the "bad guys" to whom? Iran? msanthrope Dec 2012 #4

I don't see it as John2 Dec 2012 #7

I disagree adamantly. Just who the sam hell is plethoro Dec 2012 #15

Didn't that incident take place in international waters though? octothorpe Dec 2012 #28

Me too, Sabrina, but I suspect it is plethoro Dec 2012 #16

Just so people know...this is a ScanEagle Drone... HereSince1628 Dec 2012 #3

US Navy denies claim Bosonic Dec 2012 #5

Define "recently" Kelvin Mace Dec 2012 #11

Iranian TV shows off 'captured US ScanEagle drone' dipsydoodle Dec 2012 #8

The Iranian John2 Dec 2012 #9

Yeah, sophisticated survelliance tech Kelvin Mace Dec 2012 #12

this isnt sophisticated backwoodsbob Dec 2012 #18

why would they do that? backwoodsbob Dec 2012 #19

Poke, poke, poke. nt woo me with science Dec 2012 #17

That one's a toy OnyxCollie Dec 2012 #20

"Intercepted" as in crash landed and was tripped over. marble falls Dec 2012 #22

Either way, they got it OnyxCollie Dec 2012 #24

our Navy is denying it is one of ours. appleannie1 Dec 2012 #26