Iranian military engineers were able to hack into the U.S. surveillance drone which was downed and captured by Iran last week. Preferring to remain anonymous, an Iranian engineer told the Christian Science Monitor that they were able to scramble the communications technology in the aircraft and manipulate its GPS signals, making it “land on its own where we wanted it to, without having to crack the remote-control signals and communications” from the US control center, said the engineer.
“The GPS navigation is the weakest point,” he said “By putting noise [jamming] on the communications, you force the bird into autopilot. This is where the bird loses its brain.” The techniques were developed by reverse-engineering a number of less sophisticated American drones captured or shot down by Iran in recent years. This indicates Iran could reverse-engineer this latest, much more sophisticated drone to great benefit.
I hope they give the technology to China. Turkey, Russia, and Pakistan. Model airplanes should be flown by kids in the park not a bunch of long distance murderers from thousands of miles away. I hear the police in this country are now using this technology. How long before they use it on speeders running from the police? They just got rid of the Posse Comitatis Act and now can use everything they are using in Yeman, Afganistan, and Pakistan right here.
Turkey is a NATO member and Turkey can't be trusted. Erdogan is a shameless self-serving whore just like the rest of the losers.
Erdogan has stood up to Israel in a big way. He is the first Turkish leader to do so.
Or so it seemed at the time. Apparently that was all just for "show"; i.e., disingenuous posturing in an attempt to garner some "credibility", to be utilized for a long-planned destabilization effort against Syria.
Do the americanos believe that the Iranians are jackasses they have been around foe 3000plus years so what happens now that the world would have the tech about this special hi tech drone .It would be in america interest to dialogue with the Iranians or all fall down and so will america.Would israel rise from this " DAMM RIGHT"
Good job, Iran! Of course the arrogant bastards running the USraeli Empire, in their infinite arrogance and contempt for the Goy intellect, can't imagine anyone else being able to do anything to defend themselves.
"The techniques were developed by reverse-engineering a number of less sophisticated American drones captured or shot down by Iran in recent years."
So much for the "Iran wouldn't know what to do with the technology" horse manure. It's worth remembering that Amerikans once upon a time thought the Japanese couldn't fly planes . . .
I'll try again. My posts were dumped by some glitch in the system. This information given out by the Iranian scientist is probably deliberate disinformation. Why would they give out this information if it could be used to take down the next drone. Remember how the CIA claimed they found Bin Laden because they followed his couriers? More disinformation, because why would they give out this information when they could use the same technique to nail other leaders. If the CIA can lie, so can the Iranians.
God only WHY Iranians would spill the beans…. or is it a dodge………….
GPS signals are easily overpowered. Just ask Lightsquared.
The Iranians have taken lessons from the US CIA. The fact that the drone came down 140 miles inside Iran would indicate that it came down on it's own, without any jamming of the flight controls. The Iranians can create any type of story for propaganda purposes. They still have the drone and after all the dirty rotten tricks and sabotage the US has pulled on them, they won't give it back.
What happened administrator? My comment was dumped within only a few seconds after posting. Did the men in black tell you that I sent a post to PressTV that suggested that the Iranians send lowers, a letter of thanks, and some boxes of Turkish delight candy to the White House for sending them the drone?
They're deleting all of my comments too. Nothing personal, I guess.
Oh dear, an Achilles heel. But several days ago in the MIT computer science department, they knew the Iranians had hijacked the drone. It was understood immediately. So is it a Trojan horse?
In the 80th I studied computer science at the FloridaTech. Practically all instructors in the Computer Science Department were from Iran. I have friends in Russia who worked on constructing the nuclear power station in Iran. They were highly complimentary of the Iranian engineers. Don't underestimate Iran. With all religious posturing and bearded Mullhas Iran is quite advanced scientifically.
It's not entirely impossible the Iranians purpose was to test some of their defense systems which obviously will revolve around jamming and discouraging any electronic craft, missile and drone sent their way. What you see there then is the fruit of many years of labor. The technique might not be perfect yet but can already fulfill some purpose by demonstrating a potential defense capability. Modern electronic-packed jets, drones and missiles will think twice perhaps before entering now? Makes precision bombing a way more messy affair if you cannot go in and mark the targets or the danger of your jets flying blind while your opponent will not.
Well, no one should be very surprised if many Americans will regard the drone capture as an act of war against US (even with US officials admitting it was spying Iran).