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That Time an Air Force F-16 and an Army Missile Battery Fought Each Other
2014-07-06
Fighter pilots feared flawed air-defense system in 2003 invasion of Iraq.
Posted by:Uncle Phester

#3  OS,

A friend of mine who read this made the comment that when you design an automatic hammer, it IDs everything as a nail.

Mike
Posted by: Mike Kozlowski   2014-07-06 17:46  

#2  Kill boxes. Avoid them, zoomies. Or fly low and hard, like the A-10
Posted by: OldSpook   2014-07-06 15:39  

#1  ...As the article suggests, Patriot is designed to sweep the skies clear of ANYTHING, and it does a pretty damned good job of it. The problem is that our training and IFF/ID systems and procedures aren't as advanced as the weapons.

Mike
Posted by: Mike Kozlowski   2014-07-06 10:13  

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