I’m guessing. Just speculating. But ...
1. Don’t commercial aircraft send out a signal that allows detection and identification?
2. Aren’t military anti-aircraft missile systems equipped to detect these signals.
3. If the above is true then there are only three possibilities that would explain the shoot down:
A. A system failure in the aircraft ID system.
B. A system failure in the anti-aircraft missile system.
C. A manual override.
Food for thought.
B. A system failure in the anti-aircraft missile system.
C. A manual override.
And the following.
D. System locked onto military escort planes that were protecting the flight of a civilian plane through hostile territory after it was diverted there due to bad weather.
You are correct commercial aircraft does not send out identifying signal.
1. Don’t commercial aircraft send out a signal that allows detection and identification?
2. Aren’t military anti-aircraft missile systems equipped to detect these signals.
3. If the above is true then there are only three possibilities that would explain the shoot down:
A. A system failure in the aircraft ID system.
B. A system failure in the anti-aircraft missile system.
C. A manual override.
Food for thought.
I wonder if the fuss over the “black boxes” has to do with Item “3-A” above.
The newer design B-777 black box will have a comprehensive collection of data. If it shows (or is “fiddled” to show) a failure in the transponder return of the civilian flight, it could provide a convenient excuse for the missile launch.