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Re:Photos of a Sukhoi Su-27 dogfighting with a USAF F-16 aro... by TeMPOraL on Tuesday January 10, 2017 @08:32AM (#13364607)
> The AIM-120 has been tested in over 200 test firings, with a reliability of about 85 percent, so statistically speaking, about one of those four AIM-120s will be a dud.

I didn't realize it's that bad. I guess action and sci-fi movies make you believe military equipment is much more reliable than it really is.

Re:Photos of a Sukhoi Su-27 dogfighting with a USAF F-16 aro... by LoSboccacc on Tuesday January 10, 2017 @09:46AM (#13365117)
well don't take my comment as a slam to miltech, it's actually quite good once you consider it's gonna need to work at supersonic speed with all the forces entailed, targeting and intercepting a supersonic target, while being subject to all kind of electronic countermeasures, starting from beyond visual range and flying for an extended time before target acquisition via remote radio controls.