"You go to war with the Army you have, not the one you wished you had" ...replace "Army" with "Ship", "Defensive System", ""IFF", "maintenance tech,"."test set",....
Its one black box to switch out on a helo, but I understand thats not how it works on a ship with rooms of  electronic racks usually ready backups.   Suppose all those months cruising in Red Sea has some effect on maintenance.

On 12/6/2025 19:02, rotorhead@helobubbas.com wrote:

It was a bit shocking to read the IFF aspect of their systems were down…..mgb

 

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From: Kevin Black <kblack1967@gmail.com>
Sent: Saturday, December 6, 2025 4:29 PM
To: Mike Bratland <mgbrattland@gerlecreek.com>
Cc: HeloBubbas <helobubbas@helobubbas.com>
Subject: [Helobubbas] Re: How USS Gettysburg Ended Up Shooting Down A Navy F/A-18 Super Hornet

 

Proof that even old SM2s still shoot down airplanes pretty well.  I just have to wonder if the crew was aware they were getting lit up or were just ignoring or had those emitters inhibited.  

 

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