Human error cited in jet hit by Patriot
Raytheon cleared in fatal accident
Army commanders ordered a Patriot missile battery to shoot down a Navy jet during the invasion of Iraq last year after mistaking the aircraft for an incoming Iraqi missile, a military investigation concluded yesterday. (Full article: 432 words)
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