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Didn’t the US Navy just shoot one of its own down yesterday? Bleep happens.

• bpodgursky 2y ago
  The US Navy immediately announced what happened. Would you like to take bets on whether Russia fesses up to this one?
• Mawr 2y ago
  Military incidents are very different. While all civilian planes carry transponders that identify them as such [1], military planes usually don't for obvious reasons, so they're much easier to misidentify as hostile. [1]: https://www.flightradar24.com/ https://www.flightradar24.com/
  • shepherdjerred 2y ago
    Aren't there systems like this instead? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Identification_friend_or_foe https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Identification_friend_or_foe
  • closewith 2y ago
    IFF is a transponder system that's significantly more advanced and reliable than civilian aeronautical transponders.