Tuesday, September 28, 2010

Watch Out! Iran Now Has Flying Boats!

image: cnn


 The Iran saga continues with another twist, after last month revealing they had produced a flying drone capable of spying and carrying weapons. IF that is not enough to stem the tide of the world super powers, Iran now has "radar evading, flying boats", equipped with machine guns.

Looks like all the sanctions from the UN are doing a really good job keeping raw materials out of the state. Oh well, looks like could build this in my backyard shed with 5 grand and a set of Snap-On's

(CNN writes) Iran unveiled three squadrons of new flying boats on Tuesday, Iranian news agencies reported.The craft, dubbed the Bavar 2, is armed with a machine gun and carries surveillance cameras, according to a report from the Iranian Student News Agency.
"Islamic Republic of Iran is one of the few countries which managed to design, build and use flying boats in a short time," said Defense Minister Brig. Gen. Ahmad Vahidi, who oversaw the delivering of the aircraft at the Bandar Abbas naval facility on the Persian Gulf near the Strait of Hormuz.