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Its both. They claimed They jammed the control link so the operators couldnt control it, then used gps spoofing to make its "lost communication fly home" prot
by DarkmSparks 7mo ago
Its both.
They claimed
They jammed the control link so the operators couldnt control it, then used gps spoofing to make its "lost communication fly home" protocol land itself in hostile territory.
- esseph 7mo agoIFF system uses coded pulses at 1030mhz and 1090mhz. It's a totally different system from Link16.
- DarkmSparks 7mo agoJamming the transponder would not be enough, it would also need to at least jam the identification/location messages in https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TADIL-J https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TADIL-J And also at least the satellite versions. And all of which are part of the S300 systems EW package Iran possess, the Cobra V8 has a touted range of 250km. Also been demonstrated now in Ukraine. See also https://www.armyrecognition.com/news/army-news/2026/iran-deploys-s-300-air-defense-and-cobra-v8-ew-system-to-protect-tehran-from-u-s-air-strikes https://www.armyrecognition.com/news/army-news/2026/iran-dep...
- esseph 7mo agoEdge to edge Kuwait to Iran is around 200km. The launchers weren't on the edge of course, they're deeper in the country. That would be military suicide to have them right on the border, as you lose the layers of protection for close, low range threats like helos. Except this is not what happened, nor could it over Kuwait at the time, because it was too far away.