Huffington Post's Keith Thomson Talks about Iran's "Ambassador of Death"

Keith Thomson, in his article titled "How Iran's "Ambassador of Death" Compares to Other Drones" discusses Iran's new weapon: The drone bomber they call, "The Ambassador of Death."

Depending on the mission, according to the Iranian Defense Ministry, the 13-foot-long, remotely-piloted aircraft can deliver either a pair of 250-pound bombs, a single 450-pound laser-guided bomb, or a quartet of cruise missiles. The UAV travels 560 miles per hour with 620-mile range.

But..

It should be noted that past Iranian defense claims have made fish stories seem reliable...

He then continues to compare the Iran bomber drone to the drones of  the US and Israel.

The poster child of UAVs, the 27-foot-long Predator has a cruise speed of 84 mph and a range of 454 miles...

...the 36-foot-long Reaper boasts a cruise speed of around 230 mph, a 3,682-mile range, and a relative arsenal including Hellfires, Sidewinder missiles and 500-pound laser-guided bombs.

...Israel unveiled the Heron UAV, 43 feet long with a wingspan of 85 feet, or about that of a Boeing 737. Its range is 5,000 miles--or deep into Iran and back twice.

...The Heron's weapons payload... can be 4,000 pounds...about eight times that of Iran's new aircraft.

...the Avenger, with a top speed of close to 500 mph and, more importantly, a good deal of infrared and radar-proof stealth design...

And Iran's Bomber?

The Karrar's stated range would leave it nearly 500 miles shy of Israel.

...without stealth, the Ambassador of Death may find itself the jet-powered version of a sitting duck.

 James Jewell, President of UAV MarketSpace and one of America's top unmanned aerial systems experts, speculated that Iran's new offering is "nothing special," adding of today's announcement, "I suspect it has an element of hyperbole since it comes so close to the nuclear reactor fueling announcement."  

But Iran does have one thing going for it, however...

The Ambassador of Death... has the scariest name