http://82.221.129.208/.wi0.htmlleast 20 minutes or so.
This is key info:
The global hawk Iran shot down was operating in stealth mode, with all identifiers turned off. Not only is that against the rules,
it proves Iran's earlier claims that they had defeated American stealth tech are true. They are not sitting ducks, like every other victim of the war machine has been.From RT.
"A US spy drone downed by Iran had its tracking equipment turned off, contravening aviation rules, Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has said.
"The drone took off from a US base in the southern Persian Gulf, " according to a statement by the elite unit. While in the air, the US allegedly attempted to make the drone appear invisible to radar.
It had turned off all its identifying equipment in violation of aviation rules and was moving in full secrecy.
My comment: If Iran downed this thing in stealth mode . . . . . . .
The U.S. is claiming the global hawk was shot down in international airspace
They sent the Navy to get it, supposedly it fell in the water. Iranian speed boats are faster. The Navy probably has the advantage of GPS to find it, perhaps it is communicating. However, if it fell on Iranian soil, actually on land, then what? And falling on land is probably the only way the GPS would still work on it, to tell the Navy where it is. My guess is that if it landed in the water it would sink and not be easily found. But that is only a guess. So there is a showdown coming, RIGHT NOW.
Update to below:
If Iran shot down a global hawk, it means they can shoot down an F-35 or any other American stealth aircraft. The global hawk is designed to be a max stealth aircraft and the one shot down was the most current model, entering service in 2015. The United States had only 11 of this $250, 000, 000 model, now 10. It cost a LOT more than an F-35.Unrelated to the American drone shoot down in Yemen:
Iran shot down a Global Hawk that was flying over Iranian territory. Trump said "Iran made a very big mistake". But I don't think the international community is going to see it that way, after all, Iran had every right to shoot it down. We will have to see where this goes.