A pair of Spanish Eurofighter EF2000s. Spanish Air Force
The Drive: Whoops! Spanish Eurofighter Jet Accidentally Fires An Air-To-Air Missile Over Estonia
It's not clear yet if this was somehow a fault with the aircraft or pilot error, but it's not good either way.
A Spanish Air Force Eurofighter EF2000 has accidentally fired an AIM-120 Advanced Medium-Range Air-to-Air Missile, or AMRAAM, while on patrol over Estonia. A search is now underway for any remnants of the weapon and Estonian authorities have, understandably, already launched an investigation into what exactly happened.
The incident occurred on Aug. 7, 2018, at around 3:44 PM local time in the Pangodi area of Estonia’s Tartu County, which situated less than 50 miles west of the country’s border with Russia, according to local reports. In May 2018, Spain deployed six of its Eurofighters to the region as part of NATO’s Baltic Air Policing mission, where they joined Portuguese F-16AM and French Mirage 2000-5 fighter jets.
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Update: NATO Fighter Jet Accidentally Fires Air-to-Air Missile Near Russian Border (Popular Mechanics).
WNU Editor: This is not good, and explanations on why this occurred are not reassuring.
