lnxtx (xe/xem/xyr)@feddit.nl to NonCredibleDefense@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 5 days agoUS army says two navy pilots shot down over Red Sea in ‘friendly fire’www.aljazeera.comexternal-linkmessage-square6fedilinkarrow-up166
arrow-up166external-linkUS army says two navy pilots shot down over Red Sea in ‘friendly fire’www.aljazeera.comlnxtx (xe/xem/xyr)@feddit.nl to NonCredibleDefense@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 5 days agomessage-square6fedilink
minus-squareSuperblinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·5 days agoThat sounds plausible. To add more speculation though, it seems nuts that an automated system can use IFF to make sure the firing line is clear of friendlies
minus-squareForester@yiffit.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·edit-25 days agohttps://youtube.com/shorts/ojatI-1B4aE?si=LxdldLLyQOjn2Z3D My understanding is that it uses the iff to green light if it’s allowed to fire or not. It tracks everything.
That sounds plausible. To add more speculation though, it seems nuts that an automated system can use IFF to make sure the firing line is clear of friendlies
https://youtube.com/shorts/ojatI-1B4aE?si=LxdldLLyQOjn2Z3D
My understanding is that it uses the iff to green light if it’s allowed to fire or not. It tracks everything.