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Re:US Military Asks for Help Locating Missing F-35 Fighter Jet by k12sosse on Monday September 18, 2023 @11:46AM (#37557811)
> Tarnak Farm incident

Canada's first losses in a combat zone since Korean War.

> "Let's just make sure that it's, that it's not friendlies, is all"

> Twenty-two seconds later, he reported a direct hit. Ten seconds later, the controller ordered the pilots to disengage, saying the forces on the ground were "friendlies Kandahar".

Re:US Military Asks for Help Locating Missing F-35 Fighter Jet by ceejayoz on Monday September 18, 2023 @11:48AM (#37557850)
The argument is not "humans never make a mistake".

There's little evidence autonomous combat fighter AIs are better than humans at tough calls of this nature. They may be someday, but given the state of the art in self-driving, that day probably hasn't arrived.

Re:US Military Asks for Help Locating Missing F-35 Fighter Jet by selimthegrim on Monday September 18, 2023 @03:37PM (#37560936)
Weren’t they in Croatia under UNPROFOR in the Medak pocket?