King Solomon
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No but I have seen the kind of weapons that Iran has fielded.
And the kind of weapons that Iran had before the revolution such as the F-14 Tomcat and still Iran hasn't been able to duplicate it. Is it any wonder why this 1970's era plane is still flying in the Iranian Air Force.
So I am highly doubtful of their claims that they can reverse engineer this Drone with such sophisticated technology and microchips and sensors. The best they could have done is somehow figure out to the read the data collected in its Hard drive.
Yes it is a wonder that 70s era plane is flying with Iranian air force. Iran has been successfully able to replicate their spare parts and is using them now. Otherwise they would've been useless long ago just like what Ive heard happed to pakistan F16s when it was sanctioned.
Reverse engineering F 14 is no child's play. You have to understand Iranian defense doctrine. Their defense is based on advanced missile tech rather than aircraft. This is because they recognise they cannot match their enemies in air force, instead, they concentrate on their missile deterrent. Yes, Iran could reverse engineer the F 14 if it invested enough behind it but instead it chose this path.
Tell me: If Iran claimed they shot down super-stealth US drone (without showing video), would you have believed it? If no, Iran cannot show video for everything that it does, which ofc you'll understand.