Why Didn't The Iranian Pilots Down The U.S. Predator?

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Watch The Drone: Why Didn't The Iranian Pilots Down The U.S. Predator? -- John Reed, Foreign Policy

So how is it that the pilots of those Iranian Su-25 attack jets failed to score any hits on the U.S. MQ-1 Predator drone that they shot at with 30 mm cannon last week?

Well, it can be difficult for a supersonic fighter to engage a super-slow prop plane -- which a Predator is. That's why the United States uses Coast Guard HH-65 Dolphin helicopters with snipers aboard to defend the airspace around Washington, D.C. (locals can see the orange Coastie helos tooling around DC's skies every day) against slow moving targets, like errant Cessnas.

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My Comment: Good question .... are Iranian pilots bad shots .... or did they miss on purpose?