re: #184 Killgore Trout
CNN has some poor resolution video of the jet hitting the ground
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We’ll learn more in time if it was an actual shoot-down. General Dynamics (the defense giant that manufactures the F-16) will examine the incident in great detail to learn how well the F-16 performed, as will Raytheon, which produced the AMRAAM used to destroy the MiG. AMRAAM hasn’t seen a combat use since 1999, so this action is going to be closely studied. If it was a hoax, that fact will come out quickly.
And on that note good night.