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[-] Remember_the_tooth@lemmy.world 49 points 1 week ago

Weird how the number of random crashes go up in war zone.

[-] AfricanExpansionist@lemmy.ml 19 points 1 week ago

Never heard of a drone crashing in twenty years of Iraq war

[-] Remember_the_tooth@lemmy.world 13 points 1 week ago

Maybe it's a sample size issue. They were a less common in the 2000s. Also Iran is a lot bigger, more populous, and technologically advanced than Iraq was at that time.

[-] lauha@lemmy.world 11 points 1 week ago

While Bush was a fuckwit, though less so than Trump, Bush actually let real military people make desicions on the frontlines instead of having his uneducated golf buddies decide.

[-] yogthos@lemmy.ml 14 points 1 week ago

An even bigger factor is that Iran has modern technology that can match the US.

[-] Tangentism@lemmy.ml 5 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

Or simple solutions such as cheap infrared that exposes US aircraft with the $trillion "stealth" technology!

[-] yogthos@lemmy.ml 6 points 1 week ago

Exactly, a lot of the American doctrine is completely outdated. Stuff like drones, hypersonics, cheap IR sensors, completely change the game.

[-] ChicoSuave@lemmy.world 9 points 1 week ago

Iraq was a lot of ground level arms and MANPADs don't have the operational ceiling to reach a recon drone.

Iran has been readying themselves for American aggression since the 70s so they have a plan for drones.

[-] saltnotsugar@lemmy.world 27 points 1 week ago

$238 million is insane. Think about how much of an impact that would have for education.

[-] EmpathicVagrant@lemmy.world 19 points 1 week ago

With where education is right now, that’s about a $238,000,000 budget once you fold it in.

[-] Mrkawfee@lemmy.world 20 points 1 week ago

They've "lost" about 20 of them since their illegal, perfidious attack on Iran. They really should be more careful.

[-] dermanus@lemmy.ca 11 points 1 week ago

Probably something on the ground interfered with it. Attacking sensors tends to be easier than protecting them. And the US leadership is arrogant enough to believe they're untouchable.

[-] Etterra@discuss.online 1 points 1 week ago

Imagine how many homeless people $237 mil could help rebuild their lives.

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