AC-130 and terrorists don't mix... video

[Maliki]

Yes you're correct that FF incidents could be lessened,though i doubt if it will ever be non-problem.I may be wrong on this point but i thought part of the reason behind the incident with the British troops was the fact that the identifying signal they were broadcasting was misinterpreted.I remember reading somewhere that all units had some kind of friend or foe identifying signal used during the Gulf War,though i may have misunderstood that part.

[Noodleboy]

Originally posted by Maliki
...i thought part of the reason behind the incident with the British troops was the fact that the identifying signal they were broadcasting was misinterpreted.I remember reading somewhere that all units had some kind of friend or foe identifying signal used during the Gulf War,though i may have misunderstood that part.

The only IFF system in use at the time was fluorescent marker panels on top of AFVs.

Twelve years later the only IFF system in use is fluorescent marker panels on top of AFVs..

[moore4807]

certainly not the ONLY IFF system in use by the ground military...

its similar to Air to Air IFF IVIS systems.

[Maliki]

I thought i could have been wrong on that,its been a long time since i read the article about the incident.