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Iranian navy plane flies near USS Eisenhower in Gulf of Oman
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Posted on 04/28/2010 4:49:30 PM PDT by boughtwithaprice

An Iranian navy plane that approached a U.S. aircraft carrier last week was flying as low as 300 feet as it neared the USS Eisenhower, U.S. military officials said Wednesday.

The incident, first reported by CNN on Tuesday, came as Iran was beginning a series of military exercises last week meant to show off their military prowess.

The Eisenhower was on duty in the Gulf of Oman in the northern Arabian Sea, in support of the Afghanistan war efforts, when the Iranian maritime patrol aircraft flew within 1,000 yards of the vessel, according to military officials.

While the encounter was not threatening, it was unusual. U.S. navy ships have regularly encountered Iranian aircraft in the Persian Gulf in recent years, but this encounter took place in the Gulf of Oman, in an area where Iranian jets are seen much less frequently, several Navy officials said.

The officials declined to be identified, citing the extremely sensitive nature of any U.S. military interaction with Iranian forces.

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KEYWORDS: eisenhower; iran; middleeast; navair; navy; usnavy
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To: boughtwithaprice

Fox reported this as a UAV...


21 posted on 04/28/2010 5:24:27 PM PDT by 1COUNTER-MORTER-68 (THROWING ANOTHER BULLET-RIDDLED TV IN THE PILE OUT BACK~~~~~)
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To: FlyVet
His instrument panel must have told him he was all lit up.

maritime patrol aircraft

22 posted on 04/28/2010 5:24:56 PM PDT by ColdWater ("The theory of evolution really has no bearing on what I'm trying to accomplish with FR anyway. ")
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To: Don Corleone

Not yet, waiting for advice from the UN.


23 posted on 04/28/2010 5:27:19 PM PDT by jazminerose
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To: A.A. Cunningham
Would and did. How much time have you spent at sea on a carrier?

I looked at the first five links given at the page you referenced. At BEST, these were all ENEMY CLAIMS that they had a TINY DRONE overflying one of our ships.

I haven't spent ANY time at sea, let alone on a carrier, but certainly, if you have, you could provide better information than this.

ML/NJ

24 posted on 04/28/2010 5:28:03 PM PDT by ml/nj
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To: Cicero

During the cold war, huge Soviet Bear or Bison Bombers greeted every carrier on entry to the Med. Of course, there were always a couple of USN fighters in close trail.

It is called freedom of navigation. Absent hostile intent, like fire control emissions, open bomb bay doors there is nothing to be done.


25 posted on 04/28/2010 5:29:48 PM PDT by Jacquerie (More Central Planning is not a solution to the failures of Central Planning.)
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To: Typical_Whitey
What is wrong with my country?

Obama.
Congress.
Democrats.
Half the voting population.

America -- a great idea, didn't last.

26 posted on 04/28/2010 5:31:39 PM PDT by Clint Williams (America -- a great idea, didn't last. R.I.P. America 3/21/2010.)
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To: boughtwithaprice
The Captain of the Carrier should be brought up on charges..
ALL democrats are a security risk..
27 posted on 04/28/2010 5:32:23 PM PDT by hosepipe (This propaganda has been edited to include some fully orbed hyperbole....)
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To: Typical_Whitey

Some years ago being on a military assignment to an Embassy in Africa..a local lady and I were watching a video..of..Zulu Dawn..she was cheering for the Zulus..we were in East Africa.

She is a Muslim and Somali. She cheered for the Turks in Lawrence of Arabia.

There is no doubt Obama has deep rooted prejudices..we are seeing them come into play..


28 posted on 04/28/2010 5:33:04 PM PDT by bushpilot1
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To: Typical_Whitey

I am thinking exactly as you are. That plane could have destroyed the bridge and then sunk the ship before we could have responded. Is this what Zero is looking for?
What in the hell was the CWO thinking?


29 posted on 04/28/2010 5:34:21 PM PDT by B4Ranch (Should people be questioning their government? Yes and "Where's the birth certificate?")
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To: boughtwithaprice

This seems odd to me. I thought that 5 km from the center of the flight deck was “owned” by the carrier and was internationally recognized as restricted airspace.


31 posted on 04/28/2010 5:37:18 PM PDT by Ronin
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To: boughtwithaprice

Ah, somebody tell me if I’m wrong, but doesn’t the Navy have a distance protocol to a capital ship, like an aircraft carrier? Wasn’t the Iranian plan way inside that envelope?


32 posted on 04/28/2010 5:47:54 PM PDT by dools007
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To: boughtwithaprice
The Eisenhower was on duty in the Gulf of Oman in the northern Arabian Sea, in support of the Afghanistan war efforts, when the Iranian maritime patrol aircraft flew within 1,000 yards of the vessel, according to military officials.

It seems to me that the Navy reaction time is zero when an aircraft is within 1,000 yards. There should be none within 100 miles! You have what, ten minutes, to react with an enemy aircraft 100 miles away. You have 3 seconds at 1,000 yards. Hardly enough time to contact the White House to get permission to defend yourself.

33 posted on 04/28/2010 5:48:07 PM PDT by olezip
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To: boughtwithaprice

They keep doing this and it will lead to a confrontation sooner or later. They are just daring our ships to open fire so they can justify a war.


34 posted on 04/28/2010 6:27:45 PM PDT by ducttape45
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To: Gay State Conservative

The Chinese took one of our P-3s from W.


35 posted on 04/28/2010 6:34:19 PM PDT by onedoug
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To: boughtwithaprice

And it wasn’t blown out of the sky because?????


36 posted on 04/28/2010 6:38:04 PM PDT by SoldierDad (Proud Papa of two new Army Brats! Congrats to my Soldier son and his wife.)
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To: A.A. Cunningham; Gay State Conservative

Is there not a huge difference between a drone (which may or may not have armament) and a manned fighter aircraft that carries a significant arsenal?


37 posted on 04/28/2010 6:42:55 PM PDT by SoldierDad (Proud Papa of two new Army Brats! Congrats to my Soldier son and his wife.)
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To: A.A. Cunningham
Would and did. How much time have you spent at sea on a carrier?

I cruised on Ike in '06-'07. Iranian P-3s in close vicinity were a regular occurance. Sometimes our pilots would chase them away, sometimes not.

Surprised this is actually news.

38 posted on 04/28/2010 8:33:10 PM PDT by Drew68
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To: SoldierDad
And it wasn’t blown out of the sky because?????

Because that would be an act of war.

People may find this surprising but Iran is allowed to play in their own back yard.

39 posted on 04/28/2010 8:38:23 PM PDT by Drew68
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To: Drew68
I suppose I could be wrong, but I would think that there is a cone of defense around U.S. warships, especially Aircraft Carriers, which effectively is a no-fly-zone for enemy aircraft - 1000 yards would definitely fall within that cone and is not Iran's back yard. At least, under Reagan, Bush (the father), G.W. Bush, and possibly even Clinton that would be the case. For Obozo, he's not met an islamic extremest that he doesn't like.
40 posted on 04/28/2010 8:44:31 PM PDT by SoldierDad (Proud Papa of two new Army Brats! Congrats to my Soldier son and his wife.)
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