Sanctions Or Not, Iranian Competition Yields Successful UAVs

garymortimer writes with word of the result from a high-tech student competition that doesn't come with sponsorship from DARPA or Mobil — far from it. Instead, the sponsors include "military and non-military organizations" within Iran. "In this competition, participants must provide a UAV equipped with a camera to search a 10 square kilometer area for at least 40 minutes to find 3 square meter marks on the ground with different English letters on them. Finding ground targets and reporting the geo location are criterion for choosing the contest winner." (This article updates another from last year, which gives some more details about the competition.)

i have some letters for them

[noh8rz2]

I can lay down some letters for the iranian drones - "f"..."u"..."c"...

America wins

[Xest]

I bet America's RQ-170 entry won.

Re:if you were stuck in Iran..

[Dexter Herbivore]

Yup, it's a modern, prosperous country that spouts bullshit and propaganda about its enemies. It does have a dubious government which oppresses the rights of the people as well. Oh, and so does Iran.

Re:Comment Subject:

[Xest]

"Of course, Iran has the advantage of coming late to market so they can get all of the component parts much, much easier."

Especially when your enemy lands them in your back yard.

Re:What are "English letters"?

[elrous0]

I think they meant the American alphabet.