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Originally Posted by Seahawk
...but sooo far removed from day to day reality.
I managed a lot of Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR) programs for the USN, was even teamed with Australia for a particular maritime program.
There are simply parts of the world that are not covered 24/7 by any ISR asset, let alone a US platform: We focus our assets on known and emerging threats.
The tyranny of distance in the Asia/Pacific Theater is daunting.
I will say, and again I have yet to see this addressed: What was the "lost aircraft/lost comm" protocol for the en-route controllers and what was the response from them when the 777 went dark?
Who did they call per the protocol and what was the sequence of events from there? It should all be recorded and available: Who knew what when?
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One of the most astute posts in this thread, based on someone with experience.
The real cover-up is likely surrounding the answers generated by the above post, not a massive conspiracy to deflect the public away from the plane itself or the motive (if ever discovered) for its loss. The apparent lack of protocol from several nations and their military/civilian air controllers is scandalous, at best. If there is a cover-up, it's being perpetuated by separate nations to CYA with regard to a failure of following international and national protocols for safety and defense of their air spaces. It doesn't help us find the plane or understand why it was diverted, but it explains why the investigation is so inept and smacks of deception.