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Re:Air missile accident emerges as probable cause of Azerbai... by tiahura on Wednesday December 25, 2024 @07:48PM (#42512331)
Didn’t the US Navy just shoot one of its own down yesterday? Bleep happens.
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Re:Air missile accident emerges as probable cause of Azerbai... by Mawr on Wednesday December 25, 2024 @09:52PM (#42512816)
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/

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Re:Air missile accident emerges as probable cause of Azerbai... by shepherdjerred on Thursday December 26, 2024 @01:50AM (#42513555)
Aren't there systems like this instead? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Identification_friend_or_foe
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Re:Air missile accident emerges as probable cause of Azerbai... by closewith on Thursday December 26, 2024 @06:12AM (#42514526)
IFF is a transponder system that's significantly more advanced and reliable than civilian aeronautical transponders.
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Re:Air missile accident emerges as probable cause of Azerbai... by bpodgursky on Wednesday December 25, 2024 @10:48PM (#42512988)
The US Navy immediately announced what happened. Would you like to take bets on whether Russia fesses up to this one?
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