Rizal Philippines
July 13, 2017
All of the FA 50 fighters are pulled out from airstrikes in Marawi City after friendly fire deaths of two soldiers. This is the second time that an FA 50 missed its target and killed 10 soldiers and injured several others on May 31, 2017. There are currently 12 FA 50 fighters acquired from Korean Aerospace Industries at cost of P18.9 billion during the time of Pres. Aquino.. The authorities would return the said aircraft in combat until such time it would have discovered why it missed its target and hit friendly forces instead. Unllike firing guns, firing missile, or dropping bombs cant be done accurately unless the ordnance is laser , radar of GPS guided.
It is a difficult situation for a pilot to know that you have killed your cohorts. Blue on blue deaths.
But such not unusual, even for those who are immersed deeply in war. Even for experts. Like the Americans; friendly fire account for 4% of deaths for US combatants in Iraq and Afhganistan
