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December 2024

Moon

IFF didn’t work? or Battle Jitters? or Ready, FIRE, Aim?

December 2024

Raf

At the end of the day, somebody f…ed up! Been there at both ends of the game.

December 2024

Tom_Waarne

The flight crew are safe, that’s all that’s matters. As a follow-up, what went wrong?

December 2024

Arthur_Foyt

WHY is the USA shooting at airplanes?
WHY is the US shooting at airplanes that are not even a threat?

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December 2024 ▶ Arthur_Foyt

Raf

It’s a war thing, Tony.

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December 2024

johnbpatson

The positive side is that there will no longer be maintenance costs for the aircraft or the missile. Promotions all round.

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December 2024

Chuck-the-Wise

Uh oh!!! Lucy’s got some ‘splainin’ to do.

December 2024 ▶ johnbpatson

Chuck-the-Wise

Funny! I hear the very singular sound of one hand clapping.

December 2024

svanarts

Someone’s going to get some enhanced training, someone’s going to get transferred, and someone will probably get a promotion for all the training and transferring he’s facilitating. And the paperwork, oh, the paperwork…

December 2024 ▶ Raf

Arthur_Foyt

Raf,
Who’s Tony?
What war are we fighting?

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December 2024 ▶ Arthur_Foyt

Raf

AJF: What war? The U.S. against Houthi rebels.

I erred while typing, there’s no Tony.

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December 2024 ▶ Raf

Arthur_Foyt

I’ve never heard of a “Houthi rebel air force” ever reported; much less that the US had declared a war with them. I guess you need it to be called “a war” so that RoE changes to where we can shoot first?

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December 2024 ▶ Arthur_Foyt

Skypark

Call it whatever fits your viewpoint, but it’s an ongoing multi-nation op attempting to protect international shipping in the Red Sea. The Houthis are using missiles & suicide drones fired from adjacent Yemen targeting civilian shipping as well as the (mostly USA & Brit) ships which have been shooting them down - yes, without warning, I am sure. So far, the Houthis have sunk two civilian cargo ships, damaged a number of others & killed and injured crew members. While this might not sound like much, the disruption to Suez Canal shipping caused by the ongoing threat has been significant.

December 2024 ▶ Arthur_Foyt

bbgun06

To add to what skypark said, it’s a proxy war with Iran. They are arming the Houthis, along with Hezbollah and Hamas.