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Military incidents are very different. While all civilian planes carry transponders that identify them as such [1], military planes usually don't for obvious re
by 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 agoAren'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 agoIFF is a transponder system that's significantly more advanced and reliable than civilian aeronautical transponders.