Posted on 03/14/2014 12:15:42 PM PDT by MeshugeMikey
A United States surveillance drone has been intercepted above the Ukranian region of Crimea, a Russian state arms and technology group said Friday.
"The drone was flying at about 4,000 metres (12,000 feet) and was virtually invisible from the ground. It was possible to break the link with US operators with complex radio-electronic" technology, said Rostec in a statement.
The drone fell "almost intact into the hands of self-defence forces" added Rostec, which said it had manufactured the equipment used to down the aircraft, but did not specify who was operating it.
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Yep, the U.S. just found out that the Russians are NOT the North Koreans nor are they the Iranians nor the Libyans nor the Syrians-—they can roughly match our own aerospace defense technology and deal with it accordingly.
Are we stupid or what...Playing games with Russia is dumb. And guess what....there are Ukranians down there....a lot of them from both sides...and Tatars...aka...Muslims.
I doubt it’s a US drone. Our stuff doesn’t have to fly so low.
Only one??? I suspect that they would be as thick as flies over the area.
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So we got caught using a spy drone in the Crimea.
Next time we should be more careful.
how long before Obie...holds an urgent press conference??
Too bad obama wouldn’t fit on the drone.
Obie heard about it on CNN, just like the rest of us.
If it is our drone, they are busy reverse engineering it, if it was intact like the Russies say.
Im sure The Great Leader..will get to the bottom of this hoax ..pronto
its still daylight in D.C isnt it? hes likely still playing..at.. GOLF....
It’s ours....Who do you think it belonged to?? The Ukraine?? I think they only have ten planes...and only one has an engine.
Can't. He's already used his urgent press conference to defend his pants.
I hope we’re not risking sensitive technology to gather information that we have no intention of acting on. Aren’t there any adults advising Obama as he plays with his toys in between golf outings and fundraisers?
We should send in troops to take over their airports and port facilities instead, then fly our flag on their government buildings.
Oops. Too late. Someone else already did all that. Never mind!
"This business will get out of control. It will get out of control and we'll be lucky to live through it."
Until I get independent confirmation to include video evidence showing a US drone parked next to something uniquely Russian or Ukrainian I don’t buy this for a microsecond.
the smaller ones fly that low
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