A dearth of useful radar data in the search for missing Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 has exposed both the weaknesses of regional air-defense systems and also a deep-seated reluctance to share military information. While Malaysias air force has drawn ire for its failure to track Flight 370 effectively in the early hours of March 8, military and aviation analysts say that other Asian countries have similar deficiencies. They also say that governments continue to view one another with suspicion in a part of the world characterized by historical tensions that make countries disinclined to share military data, even in a crisis. The mistrust includes nearby neighbors and China, which remains highly secretive. Like I said, China knows what happened and arent sharing it with us! Again, Flight Radar 24 tracked the flight with GPS using the ADS-B tracking system. The ADS-B tracked 370 heading up the Vietnam coast then east to the Chinese Island Province of Hainan where 370 and ANOTHER aircraft near 370 both disappear from the radar (educated guess, because they were landing and dropped below the radar)
Posted on: Tue, 18 Mar 2014 17:12:10 +0000