Blue-on-Blue Hazards Persist in Modern Air Warfare
A Kuwait incident where three U.S. F-15Es were downed by apparent friendly fire underscores a long-standing risk in modern air warfare, echoed by past cases (1994 Iraq Black Hawks, 2003 Tornado and F/A-18 incidents) and recent Red Sea and Ukraine air-defense challenges, showing that even with advanced tech and training, misidentifications and chaotic multi‑domain environments keep blue-on-blue losses possible in high-threat operations.