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Jagermeister
08-23-2010, 02:21 PM
By NASSER KARIMI, Associated Press Writer Nasser Karimi, Associated Press Writer – Sun Aug 22, 7:14 pm ET
TEHRAN, Iran – Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Sunday inaugurated the country's first domestically built unmanned bomber aircraft, calling it an "ambassador of death" to Iran's enemies.

The 4-meter-long drone aircraft can carry up to four cruise missiles and will have a range of 620 miles (1,000 kilometers), according to a state TV report — not far enough to reach archenemy Israel.

"The jet, as well as being an ambassador of death for the enemies of humanity, has a main message of peace and friendship," said Ahmadinejad at the inauguration ceremony, which fell on the country's national day for its defense industries.

The goal of the aircraft, named Karrar or striker, is to "keep the enemy paralyzed in its bases," he said, adding that the aircraft is for deterrence and defensive purposes.

The president championed the country's military self-sufficiency program, and said it will continue "until the enemies of humanity lose hope of ever attacking the Iranian nation."

Iran launched an arms development program during its 1980-88 war with Iraq to compensate for a U.S. weapons embargo and now produces its own tanks, armored personnel carries, missiles and even a fighter plane.

Iran frequently makes announcements about new advances in military technology that cannot be independently verified.

State TV later showed video footage of the plane taking off from a launching pad and reported that the craft traveled at speeds of 560 miles per hour (900 kilometers per hour) and could alternatively be armed with two 250-pound (113.4-kilogram) bombs or a 450-pound (204.12-kilogram) guided bomb.

Iran has been producing its own light, unmanned surveillance aircraft since the late 1980s.

The ceremony came a day after Iran began to fuel its first nuclear power reactor, with the help of Russia, amid international concerns over the possibility of a military dimension to its nuclear program.
Iran insists it is only interested in generating electricity.

Referring to Israel's occasional threats against Iran's nuclear facilities, Ahmadinejad called any attack unlikely, but he said if Israel did, the reaction would be overwhelming.

"The scope of Iran's reaction will include the entire the earth," said Ahmadinejad. "We also tell you — the West — that all options are on the table."

Ahmadinejad appeared to be consciously echoing the terminology used by the U.S. and Israel in their statements not ruling out a military option against Iran's nuclear facilities.

On Friday, Iran also test-fired a new liquid fuel surface-to-surface missile, the Qiam-1, with advanced guidance systems.


http://news.yahoo.com/video/world-15749633/iran-s-ambassador-of-death-21541932

jhale667
08-23-2010, 02:34 PM
The predator eats it for lunch, but you gotta admit "The ambassador of death" IS a cool name... :hee:

Jagermeister
08-23-2010, 02:35 PM
I wonder how long it will be before Israel blows these fuckers off the map.

jhale667
08-23-2010, 02:37 PM
I wonder how long it will be before Israel blows these fuckers off the map.

The new drones, or Iran itself?

Blaze
08-23-2010, 02:39 PM
WTF?
When did drones become news?

Jagermeister
08-23-2010, 02:39 PM
The new drones, or Iran itself?

Iran.

I am really surprised they didn't blow up the nuke plant.

Jagermeister
08-23-2010, 02:40 PM
WTF?
When did drones become news?

When Iran started calling them "The ambassador of death".

Blaze
08-23-2010, 02:42 PM
Eh, I would have to hear the Farsi before I would believe any translation coming off some random new site.

Blaze
08-23-2010, 02:44 PM
Iran.

I am really surprised they didn't blow up the nuke plant.

Look Israel has issues with extremist Jews, but Israel is not stupid.

Jagermeister
08-23-2010, 02:47 PM
Eh, I would have to hear the Farsi before I would believe any translation coming off some random new site.

AP random? lol.

sadaist
08-23-2010, 03:30 PM
I am really surprised they didn't blow up the nuke plant.


Holy hell...me too.

If I had put money on it, I would have lost. I seriously thought that place would have been long gone a while ago. You know Israel is like a caged rabid dog clawing to blast that place back to Allah. Somehow Obama has been able to hold them back.

But I still think it will be destroyed in the near future and a major war will break out.

Jagermeister
08-23-2010, 04:14 PM
Holy hell...me too.

If I had put money on it, I would have lost. I seriously thought that place would have been long gone a while ago. You know Israel is like a caged rabid dog clawing to blast that place back to Allah. Somehow Obama has been able to hold them back.

But I still think it will be destroyed in the near future and a major war will break out.

I'll tell you one thing for sure. If they try to use any of that shit it's so long rag heads!

BITEYOASS
08-23-2010, 04:36 PM
I bet Iran has a nice heavily edited video of how great this drone works.

Nickdfresh
08-23-2010, 09:09 PM
The drone "bomber" looks remarkably similar to a 1950s or 60s vintage U.S. cruise missile...

http://airindustriesresearch.com/siram/Bomarc1.jpg

http://www.uwgb.edu/dutchs/CosmosNotes/earlyrkt.htm

Nickdfresh
08-23-2010, 09:11 PM
I wonder how long it will be before Israel blows these fuckers off the map.

They probably might want to figure out how to get water and ammunition to their front line troops while fighting a terrorist militia after invading their next door neighbors before embarking on some macho, badass exercise in futility...

BigBadBrian
08-24-2010, 06:19 AM
The drone "bomber" looks remarkably similar to a 1950s or 60s vintage U.S. cruise missile...

http://www.astronautix.com/graphics/m/m006.jpg

:lmao: That's just what I was thinking.

It looks like one of those target drones we used to blow out of the sky on the missile range down in Peurto rico.

GAR
08-25-2010, 10:31 PM
4287

Wikileaks has released schematics of Iran's sophisticated guidance system for this thing.

GAR
08-27-2010, 04:56 PM
Wikileaks has recovered CIA classified plans for how the Iranian drone will be assembled..

http://www.wired.com/images_blogs/gadgetlab/origins2004-mids-plane-2.jpg

http://www.probert.me.uk/images/paperplane.jpg

That Wikileaks guy is a TRAITOR!

GAR
08-27-2010, 04:59 PM
whups dupe..