April 2, 2020
Iran Has Really Bad Luck with U.S. Military Drones
Not only are their interceptions unsuccessful, but they can also be down-right embarrassing. Here are two Iranian interdictions that didn’t go as planned.
by Caleb Larson
Way back in 2012, an American General Atomics MQ-1, typically called “Predator†was flying in international airspace, approximately 16 miles from Iran’s coast and conducting surveillance (Iran also flies a Predator knock-off).
Back in those days, drones were more likely to fly without an escort than they are now, and this incident is why.
https://nationalinterest.org/blog/buzz/iran-has-really-bad-luck-us-military-drones-139857
