Friday, October 11, 2019

A Saudi teenager with a $1500 RC Plane and a ready made linux flight computer.

Iranian Oil Tanker Struck By 2 Missiles Near Saudi Port
 Iranian media said "technical experts" are still investigating the cause of the explosion, though Iranian state media initially blamed Saudi Arabia. The Kingdom, meanwhile, denied any responsibility for the attack. However, according to conflicting reports, the National Iranian Oil Company denied that Saudi Arabia, Iran's archrival in the region, was behind the attack, and instead pointed the finger toward Israel.
Did the Saudi intelligence help?  Sure, but mostly with money, the Saudi kid, stuck inside his air conditioned home, sat on a computer and priced all the software, off the shelf. Configured it to go to a certain spot then hit the big thing in the water.

This is why we do not like sending billion dollar carriers into the region. Why we want to remove those F22s in Qatar, why we ditched the Kurds (in part). Trump has a shit load of antique military hardware to sell, from V22s to  Ford aircraft carriers that stumble around. Trump is in a pickle, so is Putin, their military hardware suddenly depreciated mightily. The South China sea is becoming drone city as is the Persian Gulf.

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