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Source: https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/checkpoint/wp/2017/08/08/an-iranian-drone-just-threatened-a-u-s-fighter-as-it-tried-to-land-on-an-aircraft-carrier/?utm_campaign=EBB%208.10.17&utm_medium=email&utm_source=Sailthru&utm_term=.bd8a1dc7a593

Iranian Drone that Harassed Navy Fighter Jet Is Capable of Carrying Missiles

(Washington Post) Andrew deGrandpre - The pilot of the Navy jet was forced to make a sudden maneuver to avoid striking an Iranian drone on Tuesday and they passed within 100 feet of each other. Cmdr. Bill Urban, a Navy spokesman, said the drone can carry weapons, though this one was unarmed.

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