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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsWe will have a drone terror attack on US soil within the next 7 months.
We won't be prepared......again.
Who will be blamed? Will elections be suspended?
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We will have a drone terror attack on US soil within the next 7 months. (Original Post)
OAITW r.2.0
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msongs
(73,755 posts)1. ask ukraine for help. they are the leaders on drones nt
Tim S
(232 posts)2. I'm more concerned about a cybersecurity attack as a reprisal.
As I watched the Artemis II rocket take off today, I wondered if Iran could have sabotaged NASAs computers to create a launch disaster. You dont need a Navy or Air Force to inflict devastating, demoralizing damage to a foe. Too bad our demented POTUS cant think in these terms.
OAITW r.2.0
(32,159 posts)5. How about a few smuggled Shaheed drones deployed within 5 miles of launch?
I've watched a lot of drone strikes on YT....surprised it was not attempted by Iran. Because they didn't have to score if the threat was exposed.
dalton99a
(94,140 posts)10. They can buy them online
https://www.jpost.com/defense-and-tech/article-891636
Chinese Shahed-like drones offered online despite Alibaba ban
A sales representative for the company told D&T that the so-called model plane was a copy of the Shahed-136 and could be armed with explosives and could be shipped to Russia if needed.
By LEO FEIERBERG BETTER
MARCH 30, 2026 13:13
As Iran bombards Middle Eastern countries with swarms of suicide drones, unmanned aerial systems (UAS), similar to those used in war can be found for sale online, sometimes marked as model planes.
Chinese e-commerce site Alibaba features multiple listings for drones, which are categorized for commercial use, yet carry an uncanny resemblance to the Iranian Shahed-136 suicide drone. Shahed-136 drones carry a warhead of up to 90 kilograms and fly in swarms before crashing into their targets.
Alibabas terms of service ban the sale of military equipment on the site. Yet, in recent days, it has come under scrutiny for carrying listings like these, leading the company to take down certain listings blatantly advertising cruise missiles and suicide attack drones.
Still, listings that use other keywords or names have avoided being taken down, and Defense & Tech by The Jerusalem Post was able to identify four listings for the Shahed-136 copy, with prices ranging from around $6,000 to over $40,000.
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Chinese Shahed-like drones offered online despite Alibaba ban
A sales representative for the company told D&T that the so-called model plane was a copy of the Shahed-136 and could be armed with explosives and could be shipped to Russia if needed.
By LEO FEIERBERG BETTER
MARCH 30, 2026 13:13
As Iran bombards Middle Eastern countries with swarms of suicide drones, unmanned aerial systems (UAS), similar to those used in war can be found for sale online, sometimes marked as model planes.
Chinese e-commerce site Alibaba features multiple listings for drones, which are categorized for commercial use, yet carry an uncanny resemblance to the Iranian Shahed-136 suicide drone. Shahed-136 drones carry a warhead of up to 90 kilograms and fly in swarms before crashing into their targets.
Alibabas terms of service ban the sale of military equipment on the site. Yet, in recent days, it has come under scrutiny for carrying listings like these, leading the company to take down certain listings blatantly advertising cruise missiles and suicide attack drones.
Still, listings that use other keywords or names have avoided being taken down, and Defense & Tech by The Jerusalem Post was able to identify four listings for the Shahed-136 copy, with prices ranging from around $6,000 to over $40,000.
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OAITW r.2.0
(32,159 posts)11. DIY bombing.
PufPuf23
(9,861 posts)3. Surprised has not happened already.
Good questions.
ABC123Easy
(283 posts)4. Don't foget about those drones missing
From the military base in Kentucky.
RockRaven
(19,381 posts)6. America is FingA. We will FO.
There will be no discrimination based on who you voted for.
QED
(3,353 posts)7. I think an attack on the power grid or a water treatment plant.
Blue Full Moon
(3,487 posts)8. Don't forget
That 4 drones stolen from an air force base. That had to be from within.
RainCaster
(13,721 posts)9. I'm hoping for Mara Logo
A damn fine place to target.
ColoringFool
(718 posts)12. Airplane, as with Pan Am 103.