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Iranian TV Shows Downed US Drone

Posted by timothy on from the you-mean-ben-afleck-can-you-fly dept.

First time accepted submitter loic_2003 writes "Iranian TV has broadcast footage of an advanced U.S. drone aircraft that Tehran says it brought down using electronic methods to override its controls. The BBC's James Reynolds watched the footage and said the fact that the drone appeared undamaged provided some evidence to support Tehran's version of events. The film was captioned 'RQ170 — advanced U.S. spy plane' and carried on the Vision of the Islamic Republic of Iran Network 1 channel."

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  1. Those darn TV shows by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    There is nothing more dangerous to a drone than a TV show.

    1. Re:Those darn TV shows by Intron · · Score: 5, Funny

      It was "Dancing with the Shahs"

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  2. Holy crap! by DoofusOfDeath · · Score: 5, Funny

    They have anti-aircraft TV shows? We're screwed.

    1. Re:Holy crap! by Guppy · · Score: 5, Funny

      They have anti-aircraft TV shows? We're screwed.

      It's the ultimate weapon against drone aircraft. They flood the control frequencies with Jerry Springer and UFO Conspiracy documentaries, causing the controller to become too stupid to continue flying the aircraft.

    2. Re:Holy crap! by TheGratefulNet · · Score: 5, Funny

      little known secret: encode fox news audio or video data in serial bitstream format and beam directly at incoming smart weapons.

      it confuses them and they make all the wrong decisions, interpreting garbled messages as literal data and acting on it with full force.

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    3. Re:Holy crap! by DoofusOfDeath · · Score: 5, Funny

      They have anti-aircraft TV shows? We're screwed.

      It's the ultimate weapon against drone aircraft. They flood the control frequencies with Jerry Springer and UFO Conspiracy documentaries, causing the controller to become too stupid to continue flying the aircraft.

      Wow, someone finally out-Foxed us!

    4. Re:Holy crap! by skids · · Score: 5, Funny

      causing the controller to become too stupid to continue flying the aircraft.

      ...or too depressed. Here I am, brain the size of a planet, and arsenal to match, and they have me watching reruns of The Kardasians. I think I'll just put my flaps up and end it all.

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  3. I used to down US drones by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    ...then I took an arrow to the knee

  4. Let me guess... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    ...someone stole your sweetroll.

  5. Re:They overrided it?! by SaroDarksbane · · Score: 5, Funny

    They probably forgot to put a password on PHPMyAdmin.

  6. They are in for it now by paiute · · Score: 5, Funny

    "Tehran says it brought down using electronic methods to override its controls" Hey now. Espionage and sabotage are one thing, but that might be a DMCA violation!

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