From Connor Anderson:
"Bruce:
"Your blog posting this morning regarding accusations that Hezbollah allegedly hit the Israeli frigate with a UAV was debunked days ago. In reality, they used Chinese made C-802 missiles acquired via Iran.
http://www.defensetech.org/archives/002591.html
http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/china/c-802.html
Wonder why the Israelis thought their ship had been hit by a drone > last week – when it turned out to be a radar-guided missile instead? Or why the crew of the /Hanit / corvette didn't use their countermeasures to protect themselves? Simple: the Sabras knew that Hezbollah had been playing with drones; they had no idea that the terrorist group had such a sophisticated missile in their arsenal. It's one of a number of ways that the "power and sophistication" of Hezbollah's arms "has caught the United States and Israel off guard > last week – when it turned out to be a radar-guided missile instead? Or why the crew of the /Hanit / corvette didn't use their countermeasures to protect themselves? Simple: the Sabras knew that Hezbollah had been playing with drones; they had no idea that the terrorist group had such a sophisticated missile in their arsenal. It's one of a number of ways that the "power and sophistication" of Hezbollah's arms "has caught the United States and Israel off guard
