Russian plane shot down over Crimea. 28 March 2024

lusterko, 2 months ago

Appears to be SU-27, shot down by friendly fire shortly after taking off from Belbek

tal, 2 months ago

I’d think that planes like that and large SAM systems would have some kind of IFF system active.

Given that it was shortly after takeoff, I wonder if it was some guy with a MANPADS that wouldn’t have had access to that sort or information?

googles

Yeah, sounds like something called “Parol”.

mil-airfields.de/…/soviet-russian-iff-parol.htm

Parol is a Soviet / Russian system for identification, friend or foe (IFF) and is the successor to Kremnij-2 system. Using cryptographic methods, a much better imitation security is achieved. In the late 1980s, introduction to the East German forces began.

youtube.com/watch?v=RKZaxOAWE30