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Iran Says Air Defenses Down 2 Israeli Warplanes, Female Pilot Captured (www.tasnimnews.com)

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The Israeli jets were downed on Friday. According to reports, the pilot of one of these warplanes, who is a woman, has been captured.

The Islamic Republic of Iran has vowed a crushing response to Israel’s acts of aggression.

The Israeli regime attacked a number of residential neighborhoods of Tehran and locations in other parts of Iran in the early hours of Friday.

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[–] Cocopanda@lemmy.world 45 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I saw an Israeli woman crying because the house that was GIVEN to her blew up. And I can’t but sit back and sip my tea. As I said. Karma will do what karma does.

[–] jsomae@lemmy.ml 28 points 1 day ago

Headline writers believe there are two genders: pilots and female pilots.

[–] BigMacHole@sopuli.xyz 132 points 2 days ago (7 children)

Iran is ANTI SEMETIC for Not allowing Israel to BOMB THEM!

[–] Keeponstalin@lemmy.world 21 points 1 day ago

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[–] hyacin@lemmy.ml 36 points 1 day ago (23 children)

Plot twist: She won't be raped like if it had happened the other way around.

[–] queermunist@lemmy.ml 26 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

For those unaware. CW: Israeli war crimes, SA, torture, etc

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[–] Spongebobsquarejuche@hexbear.net 59 points 2 days ago (2 children)

An F35? You sure Iran downed it? Could have been a software update.

[–] yogthos@lemmy.ml 17 points 1 day ago

It's not called a flying cybertruck for nothing.

[–] ProfessorOwl_PhD@hexbear.net 16 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Yeah honestly this is like the Tesla "bomb" - until more information comes out to show otherwise it just did that.

Admittedly the Tesla didn't just do that, but still...

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[–] Gammelfisch@lemmy.world 30 points 1 day ago (4 children)

F-35? If yes, Germany should cancel the fucking order.

[–] Revan343@lemmy.ca 1 points 19 hours ago

Gotta buy some to dissect; normally you have to capture your enemy's planes, being able to just buy them is great

[–] Deflated0ne@lemmy.world 12 points 1 day ago

Iran shot down 3 F-35s.

[–] ryannathans@aussie.zone 20 points 1 day ago (1 children)

They have an incredible weakness to passive infrared missiles

[–] Gammelfisch@lemmy.world 13 points 1 day ago

Did know that and thanks for info +1.

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[–] supersquirrel@sopuli.xyz 53 points 2 days ago (4 children)

Did it start updating mid flight or something?

[–] crawancon@lemm.ee 28 points 2 days ago (1 children)

John deere makes planes now?

[–] supersquirrel@sopuli.xyz 12 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

Oh sorry I thought this was a Windows 11 jet for some reason I think these are still running Windows Phone tho

[–] SaneMartigan@aussie.zone 3 points 1 day ago

Back in the 90s phones used Windows CE, which appropriately abbreviated to WinCE. Fuck that OS, worse than Vista/ME.

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[–] yogthos@lemmy.ml 23 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Absolutely hilarious how the US bet the farm on this tech, and the first time it was tested against a serious military it turned out not to actually work. Who could've guessed.

[–] kayky@thelemmy.club 3 points 1 day ago

Americans get conned by their rulers, again.

[–] dessalines@lemmy.ml 41 points 2 days ago

[–] OmegaLemmy@discuss.online 25 points 2 days ago (1 children)

People forget Iran is still one of the largest countries and has access to Russia, China and global south resources even if the west denies their existence

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[–] Frederic@beehaw.org 27 points 2 days ago (1 children)

IrAn hAs bAcKwArD mIlItArY cApaBiLiTiEs but can shot down a brand new F35, as a Canadian I cannot wait for Canada to spend 29 billions for like 16 F35 !