This should be pinned because a much smaller IRANIAN drone was shot down by Israeli jet fighters just a few weeks ago over Israel !!

This speaks volumes in terms of what the Russians allowed the Iranians to have on their Sukhoy SU jetfighters as Aiming and tracking devices .
Don't forget the Sukhoy is the only jetfighter that allows for the Cobra manuver , bassically stoping the airplane in the air on a vertical with the nose pointing Back ! Hence the manuvrability of the SU is not an issue ...


[link to www.wired.com]


Two Iranian jets recently tried and failed to shoot down an unarmed MQ-1 Predator drone flying a surveillance mission over the Persian Gulf, the Pentagon disclosed Thursday. Despite the best efforts of Iranian pilots, the slow-flying robot returned to its Middle Eastern base unharmed.

The incident took place on Nov. 1 just before 5 a.m. Washington time, Pentagon chief spokesman George Little revealed on Thursday.

The Predator was conducting a “routine surveillance” mission 16 nautical miles off the coast of Iran when two Iranian Su-25 Frogfoot attack jets, which usually shoot at targets on the ground, “intercepted” the drone.

The Iranian pilots engaged in something of a 21st-century dogfight, turning their 30-mm guns on the Predator on at least two passes. " ...