While the world continues to jeer at Iran’s “New” aircraft developments, each seemingly an upgrade and aesthetical modification of the 1960s U.S. F-5 aircraft[1], the success of Iran’s indigenous drone program is no laughing matter for its rivals. Trends from the historical development of this program and the recent battlefield employments of Iranian drones pit the Iranian drone program as a serious threat to both its rivals and to the international drone marketplace. Continue reading