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A pilot flying an F35 stealth fighter jet put the plane on auto-pilot and then ejected. The U.S. military is still looking for it:

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/have-you-seen-a-missing-stealth-fighter-jet-us-asks-public-for-help-after-mishap/ar-AA1gSlUI

https://nationalpost.com/news/world/us-military-help-finding-fighter-jet

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[–] m_r_butts@kbin.social 32 points 2 years ago (1 children)

How is there not a tracking device and we’re asking the public to what, find a jet and turn it in?

Maybe because the whole point of a stealth bomber is that it's hard to find? It's a war machine, not your keyring. You don't put an Apple Airtag on it.

[–] FlexibleToast@lemmy.world 14 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Except two things... The F35 is not a bomber and they do put all kinds of trackers on it so that it doesn't end up being the wrong people that find it first. It was definitely at least broadcasting its ADSB in FAA controlled airspace on a training mission. It wasn't flying over Afghanistan or something.

[–] peopleproblems@lemmy.world 7 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I'm actually more surprised that they lost control of it. I'd sort of expect it to have drone capability by now.

[–] FlexibleToast@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago

I'm certain that's what will define 6th generation fighters. NGAD is supposed to be pilot optional.

[–] Techmaster@lemm.ee 2 points 2 years ago

I doubt it would need to go into stealth mode over Afghanistan either.

[–] Chris@startrek.website 28 points 2 years ago (1 children)

F-35 on Autopilot - current hide & seek champion

[–] tilcica@lemm.ee 2 points 2 years ago

nahh still needs ~11 years to beat osama

Well, it'll run out of fuel eventually

[–] mindbleach@sh.itjust.works 7 points 2 years ago

We finally left one up there.

[–] nslatz@lemmy.world 7 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Pretty sure this is how Airwolf started.

[–] DacoTaco@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago (1 children)

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[–] Chris@startrek.website 1 points 2 years ago

That, and 80s cocaine-fueled meetings with executives trying to figure out how to do Knightrider in the sky.

[–] balderdash9@lemmy.zip 7 points 2 years ago (2 children)

This is not the first time I've hidden something in a meme and nobody finds it

[–] dfitz@aussie.zone 7 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)
[–] balderdash9@lemmy.zip 4 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Nice, you found the jet

[–] h3mlocke@lemm.ee 7 points 2 years ago

Well I don't see anything

[–] ultra@feddit.ro 1 points 2 years ago

Didn't they find it? I'm pretty sire they already did