Thursday, March 8, 2012

Iran To Build Military Drones For Venezuela


Southern Exposure: Iran, Terror Groups Setting Up Shop In South America -- US News And World Report

Iran and Middle East-based extremist groups are stepping up their activities in South America, aiming to make friends and score cash, a senior U.S. military official says.

Tehran intends to build military drones in Washington's backyard for the Venezuelan military led by Hugo Chavez, U.S. Southern Command chief Gen. Douglas Fraser told reporters Wednesday during a breakfast meeting in Washington.

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My Comment: The development and spread of drone technology to customers around the world does not surprise me, but there was one sentence in this report that caught my eye ....

.... U.S. officials do know production of the Iranian drones has been delayed due a recent fire at the manufacturing plant, Fraser said.

Another fire at an Iranian military installation .... hmmm .... it makes you wonder on what is really happening in Iran.

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