My theory is Iran is jamming the link16 iff.

monster_truck 3 hours ago | parent | next [-]

Saw some unsubstantiated claims that the planes shot down didn't even have it on

	▲	DarkmSparks 2 hours ago \| parent [-]
		That is the basis for my theory. Not being on And Being on but jammed look the same from the perspective of the one shooting them down. Also, I wonder how resilient it is to the gps spoofing that been going on. If they managed to trick it into identifying itself as a few hundred miles from where it actually was, then very hard to know where it actually is. All of which is well within Irans technical capabilities.

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esseph 2 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

Highly unlikely. Highly.

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DarkmSparks 2 hours ago | parent [-]

Why? Specs for link16 jamming have been circulating since before the invasion of ukraine, there is a whole DoD technical report dedicated to trying to update it knocking around somewhere.

Iran claim to have used it to bring down US drones in the past.(1)

1. https://www.csmonitor.com/World/Middle-East/2011/1215/Exclus...

	▲	Jtsummers an hour ago \| parent [-]
		That link is about GPS spoofing, not Link 16 jamming, those are two different radio systems and two different attacks.