Posted on 05/04/2010 1:11:31 PM PDT by ErnstStavroBlofeld
Iran's navy commander has confirmed the flight of an Iranian aircraft near a US warship in the waters of the Persian Gulf.
On Tuesday, CNN quoted a senior US military officer as saying that an F27 aircraft of the Iranian Navy flew as low as 300 feet near the USS Eisenhower on April 21.
"US warships tread the free waters of the Gulf of Oman and it is Iranian navy's duty to conduct routine surveillance flights in the region," Admiral Habibollah Sayyari, the Iranian Navy commander, said in a Tuesday news conference.
"The F27 plane of the navy flew above this aircraft carrier and took a thorough film," he added.
According to US military officials, the Eisenhower was on duty in the Gulf of Oman in the northern Arabian Sea when the Iranian maritime patrol aircraft flew within 1,000 yards (915 meters) of the vessel.
The Iranian aircraft was an unarmed Fokker F27 and remained in the vicinity of the Eisenhower for about 20 minutes before leaving the area, US army officials said.
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Nice to see we took quick action to prevent Iran from gathering information.
Why would we allow an Iranian plane to get that close?
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Hmmmm... I remember a time when a fly-by like that would have resulted in a bang or two followed by a splash.
Probably because the house attorneys didn’t authorize any other action.
“SMILE, you’re on Candid Camera!”
Thank you Obama! Your expertise to enable the Iranians is only overshadowed by your ability to take down America. You dah man!!!
Can you imaging how much more stable the world would be if American foreign policy were set by Navy Captains instead of lawyers?
Aim microwave dish at plane and “paint” the plane.
A couple of KW’s of microwave RF into a good dish antenna could really “mess” with their electronics.
“Why would we allow an Iranian plane to get that close?”
Because of the time the USA accidently shot down that Iranian airliner?
There is another side to that theory- if you react then they can judge what you are packing
I would have shot them out of the sky if it was up to me
Why would they have to bother filming it when they can probably get detailed pictures of it from the American Press?
Dummies - I could've achieved the same results for $14.95.
The US Army issued a comment on the Navy?
Jurnalizm skool strikes again.
The Army and the Navy are part of the IRGC( Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps)
Gee, it’s not a state secret that aircraft carriers pack aircraft. They didn’t even have one in the air that could have flown escort?
The last line read: USArmy official.
The Army and the Navy are part of the IRGC( Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps)
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