"A Short History of Iran’s (Other) Fake Warplane" Topic
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| Tango01 | 09 Apr 2014 10:28 p.m. PST |
"In February 2013, the Iranian government unveiled what it claimed was a new, indigenous stealth fighter—the Qaher 313. It turned out to be an embarrassing fake. And not the first one. More than a decade ago, Tehran tried to sell the world on another artificial warplane—Shafagh, meaning "twilight." Only recently have we been able to definitely prove that it was a wooden mock-up. The Shafagh show began in 2003 at Malek Ashtar University, a military research institution. A woman named Shafigheh Bagherin appeared in a televised interview with state media. She was the head designer of what the Iranians claimed was a new, lightweight jet fighter…" link link Full article here.
link What a shame! Amicalement
Armand |
| Mako11 | 10 Apr 2014 3:30 a.m. PST |
Given their incredible development capabilities, I suspect they'll be fielding the UCLASS Drone, or something very similar this Summer, and it will be able to autonomously dogfight as well, in order to defeat our latest F-22 and F-35 fighters. |
 20thmaine  | 10 Apr 2014 5:19 a.m. PST |
Deception and misinormation is a powerful weapon and much cheaper than the real thing. This would have tied up a number of analysts for a while, and the press coverage jsut helped bolster the effect. Very resourceful. |
| Tango01 | 10 Apr 2014 10:13 a.m. PST |
Agree with you my friend. Amicalement
Armand |
| Dynaman8789 | 10 Apr 2014 10:53 a.m. PST |
> Deception and misinformation is a powerful weapon Only when it is in the realm of believability. What analysts were spending their time on is figuring out what Iran really does make. There are a whole bunch of low tech ways to make life hell on the other side. |
| jowady | 10 Apr 2014 11:58 a.m. PST |
The Iranians put out a new "super weapon" every month and I really doubt that the intelligence services around the world have a whole lot of trouble determining that they are fakes. The media may go crazy over claims that the Iranian Navy is patrolling off New York and Southampton or over supersonic torpedoes but I doubt that the folks in Defense Ministries around the world are losing a whole lot of sleep. |
| Mako11 | 10 Apr 2014 4:28 p.m. PST |
Yea, after you cry wolf a few times, no one believes you anymore. I suspect there aren't too many people losing a whole lot of sleep about Iranian military capabilities. |
| GROSSMAN | 11 Apr 2014 9:35 a.m. PST |
Not sure how that wooden wing will hold up under 8 G's. |
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