A Navy warship mistook US fighter jets for enemy missiles and opened fire. The targeted pilot saw his life flash before his eyes. (www.businessinsider.com)

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[-] burlemarx@lemmygrad.ml 16 points 3 days ago

Interesting. But it seems it could be a cover up story to avoid saying that Yemen's defense system was able to shoot US' jets.

[-] chesmotorcycle@lemmygrad.ml 7 points 3 days ago

Yep. Ansar Allah did claim to have shot down US jets.

[-] yogthos@lemmygrad.ml 6 points 3 days ago

also possible

[-] Assian_Candor@hexbear.net 12 points 4 days ago

michael-laugh

[-] SexUnderSocialism@hexbear.net 12 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

The targeted pilot saw his life flash before his eyes.

glee

[-] Kultronx@lemmygrad.ml 7 points 3 days ago

Freedom ain't not free!

[-] YeltsinHitByABus@lemmygrad.ml 11 points 4 days ago

Western military supporters are going to say the USA's jets are too good to be shot down 🤣. Hoping this overconfidence bodes well against the USA's military's strategy.

[-] Evilsandwichman@hexbear.net 15 points 4 days ago

They survived? bern-disgust

[-] pyromaiden@lemmygrad.ml 13 points 4 days ago

damn we can't even shoot down our own jets

venezuela's gonna kick our ass fr

[-] ComradePupIvy@lemmygrad.ml 14 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

Sooooo the worlds greatest navy everyone, Yemin has gotten to them

Also didn't they sign up to fly planes and be shot at?

[-] huf@hexbear.net 5 points 3 days ago

no, they signed up to be the aliens in the first half of independence day

[-] AnarchoBolshevik@lemmygrad.ml 10 points 4 days ago

That reminds me of something.

[-] yogthos@lemmygrad.ml 7 points 4 days ago

classic

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