An investigation by the Spanish Air Force has determined that pilot error was behind the accidental firing of a AIM-120 air-to-air missile over Estonia.
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By Alan Wilson from Stilton, Peterborough, Cambs, UK (Eurofighter EF2000 Typhoon ‘C.16-48 / 14-12’) [CC BY-SA 2.0 ], via Wikimedia Commons
The pilot initiated the firing sequence during training on Aug. 7 and safety measures were somehow bypassed.