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The pilot believed that he was targeted by Iraqi radar, and fired the missile in self-defense

2019年01月09日 08時22分19秒 | Weblog



Sources: U.S. F-16 fired missile at Iraqi missile site

Iraq denies incident
missle
linksNovember 3, 1996
Web posted at: 9:20 a.m. EST (1420 GMT)



Pentagon sources said the pilot of the F-16CJ, based at al-Kharj in Saudi Arabia, believed that he was "illuminated," or targeted by Iraqi radar, and fired the missile in self-defense.

The incident was said to have occurred Saturday at 4:30 a.m. EST (12:30 p.m. Iraq time) below the 32nd parallel, not in the recently extended no fly-zone between the 32nd and 33rd parallel.

The sources said it is not immediately clear if the radar-seeking missile destroyed what the pilot described as a "rolling radar," but after the missile was fired the radar apparently stopped.

There was no detection of any launch of an anti-aircraft missile by Iraq -- only what the U.S. pilot perceived as threatening radar signals.

If true, the incident would be the first challenge to U.S. air patrols since early September when, following the U.S. cruise missile attacks, Iraq briefly used radar to target U.S. planes and fire missiles at them.


Strategic Regions in 21st Century Power Politics


In general, to be locked-on by fire control radar means one has been targeted by an adversary. It is very easy to imagine that this provocative action might cause a reflexive counterattack



Code of unplanned encounter at sea


Japan is South Korea's hypothetical enemy

2017年12月29日
日本を「仮想敵国」とする韓国海軍の空母導入計画
高橋一也 (ジャーナリスト)



根深い韓国軍の反日姿勢、日本を仮想敵国化
文=田岡俊次/軍事ジャーナリスト


 韓国軍、特にその海空軍は、北朝鮮の海空軍が極めて弱体であるため、新鋭装備の導入予算獲得のためには日本を仮想敵にする必要がある。「日本が独島(竹島)を取りに来る」と宣伝し、それに対抗するためヘリ空母は「独島」と名付け、潜水艦導入の際には議会で「日本のシーレーン遮断のため」と説明していた。空中給油機も購入しようとし、米国防総省の担当者が「北朝鮮の奥行きは500キロ程度、なぜ給油機がいるのか」と聞くと「東京攻撃のために必要だ」と答えるなど、公然と日本への敵意を表してきた。東京まで1000キロの空域での制空権確保が目標と公言もしている。
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