Pentagon Admits Iran’s Captured Drone Looks US-Made
Iran Says Intelligence Extracted From Drone
Pentagon spokesman George Little appeared to move into the next stage of “denial” on the captured US drone that the US Navy yesterday insisted absolutely could not be a US drone, noting that it “looks US-made.”
Images of the drone, likely a Boeing ScanEagle, have been released by Iran, which responded to the Navy’s claims that they “aren’t missing any drones” by urging them to count again, because the drone definitely came from somewhere.
Iran is also claiming to have extracted “intelligence” from the drone, though Little noted that the extremely low-tech ScanEagle’s contents would likely be a minimal value at any rate.
That seems to be the case, as the drone is of the low-end “slingshot into the air and crash into the sea to recover” variety that the Navy is so fond of recently. It is a military version of the SeaScan, itself a civilian drone used to track tuna schools.
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mojo
December 5th, 2012 at 11:33 pm
And U.S wants to have a war with Iran.., the nice people who just captured a flying bad bird running around in Iranian air space taking photos…, if U.S is nice and treat Iranian nicely they might reproduce that bad birdie and give the photos back as a good gustier or souvenir from higher view.
persnipoles
December 6th, 2012 at 8:42 am
Another function for 'deny-ability:' now we don't have to watch jack-asses demanding it be returned…
curmudgeonvt
December 6th, 2012 at 11:25 am
It's altogether possible that DoD's denial is partly true…I'm willing to bet that these types of drones have been part of military sales (aid(gifts)) to Israel. The Israelis would most likely NOT put their own mark on them…they're so skilled at making it look like someone else did the dirty deed…whatever that might be.
Hector Hounday
December 6th, 2012 at 12:37 pm
Uh, huh. It's always the same story. (1) Iran shoots down spy drone. (2) US denies and lies or lies and denies. (3) Iran shows drone on teevee. (4) US reluctantly admits to drone being from US and demands Iran returns downed drone. (5) Iran farts in the US general direction.