Kuwaiti F/A-18’s Triple Friendly Fire Shootdown Gets Stranger By The Day
Summary
The War Zone reports on a Kuwaiti F/A-18’s alleged friendly-fire shootdown of three US F-15Es, with new video suggesting a within-visual-range engagement likely using an AIM-9 Sidewinder. The piece explores how misidentification and deconfliction failures can occur in complex airspace, including possibilities of procedural errors or a rogue pilot, and places the incident in the context of other historical friendly-fire events. It also notes the authenticity caveats surrounding the footage and references expert commentary.