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It's the most advanced plane the military has. You would think that an eject would trigger some additional communications or allow remote control of the jet.
by giarc 3y ago
It's the most advanced plane the military has. You would think that an eject would trigger some additional communications or allow remote control of the jet.
- ceejayoz 3y ago"Remote control of jet" comes with fairly obvious adversarial risks the military likely wishes to avoid.
- nradov 3y agoThere is no remote control of manned tactical aircraft. That was never a requirement. The jet may have been transmitting it's position via civilian ADS-B or military data link. But those systems could have been switched off, or malfunctioned during the mishap.
- _moof 3y agoPilots don't eject from controllable aircraft. If the pilot ejected, remote control won't help.