Incident 445: Patriot Missile System Misclassified US Navy Aircraft, Killing Pilot Upon Approval to Fire

Description: US Navy's Patriot missile system misidentified an American Navy F/A-18C Hornet as an enemy projectile, prompting an operator to fire two missiles at the aircraft, which killed the pilot.

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Alleged: Raytheon and Lockheed Martin developed an AI system deployed by US Navy, which harmed US Navy , Nathan White's family and Nathan White.

Incident Stats

Incident ID
445
Report Count
4
Incident Date
2003-04-02
Editors
Khoa Lam

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