Where Did Ukraine's Rebels Get Missile Launcher That Allegedly Shot Down Malaysia Airlines Plane?

newrepublic.com ^ | July 17, 2014 | Jessica Schulberg and Josh Kovensky

[Fear The People]

I wonder where...

This is Putin's mess.

[justa-hairyape]

Hard to believe they could “mistake” a 777, crusing at 34K and 500 kts of airspeed for a turboprop flying 10,000 feet lower, and at a speed of around 220 kts.

You would think the radar system would have given them some type of clue. Speed. Altitude. Etc. Apparently it did not have friend or foe identification capabilities.

[Peter ODonnell]

Anyone else hear Anderson Cooper mis-speak (at 3:42 pm EDT) on CNN, saying this event was on “the 18th anniversary of the event in 1996 when TWA flight 800 was shot down over Long Island.”

Unforced error, or inside knowledge we weren’t supposed to hear?

[ExNewsExSpook]

Depends on the battery configuration...”standard” SA-11 batterys have a Tube Arm or Snow Drift acquisition radar, which have an IFF interrogator. And if the battery is plugged into an air defense network, there are IFF capabilities at the higher echelons as well.

[mad_as_he$$]

The answer may be at the bottom of a wadka bottle.

[WildSnail]

I saw reports that it was an “acquired” and repaired unit. Maybe the repairs didn’t include the IFF...

[elpadre]

OK, OK - got it

[free_life]

Putin wanted a war and got one, now 300 Americans, Canadians, Australians, Brits and other westerners are dead as a result of his actions.

Mop up these Russian psychopaths and their Russian supplied weapons, secure the Ukrainian border, do what it takes to prevent further Russian incursions into Ukraine, take back Crimea and start the war crimes investigations.