In a move which could impact a potential military strike on Iran, Israel today unveiled the the latest models of its Heron TP drones, including the largest Eitan “super-drone” with the wingspan of a 737 and a payload upwards of 1,000 kg.
The large, unmanned aircraft are mostly built around surveillance purposes, but officials were quick to point out that the drones had a maximum capable range which made them capable of reaching Iran.
Israel used earlier models of the Heron during the Gaza War, and the Israeli Air Force intends to have a squadron of the new drones formed later this year. Its long range appears to be the core of its design.
Israel has repeatedly threatened to attack Iran, though Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu recently told the Russian government that such an attack is not forthcoming. Analysts say that the drones, if used in an attack on Iran, would primarily be used to spot targets, as their combat capabilities are extremely limited.
"That can reach Iran" ??? Doesn't Iran have missiles that can reach Israel..?? Is this some pun on the "reach out" meme..?? or is it just another provocation, in a long string of provocations to incite Iran to do
or say something reckless… As we are on the topic of reckless, let me review some of the flashin lights on MY panel… The Iranians and the Russians seem all to disposed to an Israeli attack on Iran… It has Briar Rabbit implications.. and after GEORGIA …and the FIASCO it became…Aug 8, the Moron Prince saying that HE would SEND Navy to deliver aid.. Aug 24…The McFaul is loaded with 72 pallets of humanitarian aid, and is also outfitted with an array of weaponry, including Tomahawk cruise missiles. U.S. Air Force flights that have brought in more than 1 million pounds of humanitarian relief." This is how the last "attack" by the empire went down… The Navy delivered 72 pallets of "humanitarian aid" to Georgia… One would think ANY BOY SCOUT TROOP could get together 72 palets, maybe MORE… So, I suppose the question becomes, what happens when hubris inc., fresh from a fiasco hit in Dubai makes some hit in Iran with their Uber Murder Israeli plane…??? Curious minds wanna know..??
The depression we are in was 'made to order' to get us into a war. The war will be larger in area involving China and Russia. In the 1940's we could easily win, but in the 2010's we can easily lose. It is no longer a question of 'military might, it is a conseqense of our actions in the last part of the 1940's'!
Hopefully, these new weapons in the terrorist's arsenal will crash, burn, and be destroyed before they can inflict any more pain and suffering on the world.
Never lose sight of the fact that the airspace over a country is part of its sovereign territory. Military aircraft cannot overfly countries without permision. To do so is an act of war against the country below. Israel planes, whether manned or drones, would thus have to fly down the Red Sea and around the southern end of the Arabian Peninsula before they could even reach Iranian territory. Fly down, have time over the target, fly back by the same route: that's quite a range! If Israel were to take the direct route over Jordan and Iraq, and those countries acquiesced, their governments would be discredited (as would the US) and, indeed, both countries would have committed an act of war against Iran. If the Israelis are stupid enough to shoot themselves in the foot in that way, so much the better, but if they do, it tells us, like the Dubai fiasco, that Israel is in total panic.
What a few bunch of morons. Ok, Israeli Drones capable of reaching Iran. It seems like they're ignoring the fact that Iran owns advanced russian jet-fighter or one of their own made jet plus a bunch of advanced missiles.
A barking dog never bites. All of you should take this advice from me. Israel and the US threaten Iran on a daily basis even though Iran is ignoring the threat. There is no way in the world US or the tiny likely island of Israel will strike Iran, it’s impossible unless if they are seeking for World War III. If Israel thinks for one moment going alone and strike Iran then they will launch a “hail marry” pass with limited success and stall their inevitable demise. The bullying of the USA will follow. The time for the USA and Israel to strike, HARD, was under President Bush. Now that the economy is hit so hard, the USA will not do as it must, over there, as it is bogged down in the wrong countries, afraid to attack the real target – Iran. The time has past for action. That is my humble and more realistic down to Earth opinion. So Israel, stop barking, wake up and smell the coffee.
A barking dog never bites. All of you should take this advice from me. Israel and the US threaten Iran on a daily basis even though Iran is ignoring the threat. There is no way in the world US or the tiny likely island of Israel will strike Iran, it’s impossible unless if they are seeking for World War III. If Israel thinks for one moment going alone and strike Iran then they will launch a “hail marry” pass with limited success and stall their inevitable demise. The bullying of the USA will follow. The time for the USA and Israel to strike, HARD, was under President Bush. Now that the economy is hit so hard, the USA will not do as it must, over there, as it is bogged down in the wrong countries, afraid to attack the real target – Iran. The time has past for action. That is my humble and more realistic down to Earth opinion. So Israel, stop barking, wake up and smell the coffee.
Come on guys: freedom isn't free. And no, I don't have a clue what that last statement means, but I read it in a different post – one involving the latest slaughter of Afghan civillians – and decided that it was time for an empty slogan or two of my own. And while I'm at it:
God Bless America
Nike, I agree and to Ground_Control, you can say the same about the other side by saying: "Gee, why don't the muslin terrorists stop having children so they don't grow up and be be developed as walking bombs before they can inflict pain and suffering on people in restaurants, offices, parks or funerals….." It sounds the same as your statement…
that's right! complaining about a robotic machine designed for high powered weapons is exactly like complaining about the birth rates of a religion. after all this robotic weapon is built with the intended to be use against these same "walking bombs" so technically its arms control.
because its clear that things like military occupation and drone assassination are just red herrings, all muslims are just crazy murderers
and to complain about weapons systems designed to kill these people is to support murder
it all makes perfect sense!
🙂 And to think, they get paid by a foreign nation to post their foolishness……
Two points: Firstly, just imagine the uproar if Iran announced a UAV that could reach Israel. Actually, flying one of these over Iran would probably be the quickest way of giving Iran that capability. Secondly, how long would a UAV of this size survive over Iran? Probably only slightly longer than the one that Iran allegedly flew over Iraq. UAVs such as this one probably don't have much stealth capability so would be easy pickin's.
The nasty people on the postage stamp gotta be real careful not to piss off anybody with the real deal..
Because they could put the little annoyance out of business in half an hour. They should remember that.
Can you imagine sitting in the basement at the controls of that thing for the seventeen hours it'll take to lumber into north Iran? Boring.
There are 200,000 American radicl jews are living in Israel.and they get $60,000 free American tax payer money to steal the land from the palstanians and build houses for themselves in the west bank,and at same time millions of Americans are losing their houses no one is giving them a dime to save their houses.Why?