German Warship targets and fires missiles at American drone

A German frigate, the Hesse, mistakenly opened fire on a US MQ-9 Reaper over the Red Sea. However, both missiles failed to hit their target and fell into the sea due to a "technical defect," according to Der Spiegel.

What's worse? The fact that Germans fired on an American… pic.twitter.com/pYgCG4BFUm

— Ian Miles Cheong (@stillgray) February 28, 2024

Wonder if this would happen to units on the ground? Wouldn't that be a kick in the teeth. Faulty coordination between units of differing nations and suddely you're seeing artillery, tank, anti-tank missiles and small arms fire being directed at an ally. Can our allies spoof us into doing this?