An American F-15 fighter jet reportedly crashed over Kuwaiti airspace after being engaged by a MIM-104 Patriot air defence battery, in accordance with preliminary studies.
The Patriot system is designed to intercept incoming threats reminiscent of ballistic missiles and hostile plane. However, in uncommon circumstances, misidentification, radar confusion, Identification Friend or Foe (IFF) malfunction, or communication breakdowns may end up in a pleasant plane being wrongly categorised as hostile.
Kuwait’s Kuwait Integrated Petroleum Industries Company (KIPIC) stated particles from the plane fell contained in the Mina Al Ahmadi refinery on Monday, injuring two staff.
Reports stated the pilot ejected earlier than the plane went down, although official affirmation concerning the pilot’s situation is awaited.
A video circulating on social media purportedly reveals the fighter jet falling from the sky moments earlier than the crash.
More particulars are awaited.
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