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Originally Posted by IgiTang
Negative, On the BUK weapon system, there is something very similar to what NATO uses that helps us differentiate Military from Civilian Aircraft.
Without breaking the law, I will describe it as best I can...
ALL Civilian airlines, especially international flights have one. They Squawk a Commercial identification code, and any transponder can pick it up and ID everything about that flight. Its tough to think the pilot was not squawking his IFF(Ident friend or Foe). If he was failing to do so over a "Hot Zone" ... well ... The BUK certainly has one. Weather or not the operator on the platform knows how to use it is another story.
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So is it possible to fire a missile at a plane and not how to use the identification aspect of it? Or would it be too unlikely to have enough knowledge to shoot the missiles but not know how to use the identification part? Maybe it was the equivalent of the weekend crew on the machine? Know just enough to be dangerous.