Comment by bogeholm
4 years ago
The term ‘clock rollover’ reminds me of the 2007 incident where 6 F-22’s crossed the date line:
> “…At the international date line, whoops, all systems dumped and when I say all systems, I mean all systems, their navigation, part of their communications, their fuel systems.”
https://www.defenseindustrydaily.com/f22-squadron-shot-down-...
I would assume fighter jets don't update timezones and just keep time in sync with their home bases...
But what if fighter jets move from base to base and each base refers only in their local time zone to the pilot on radio.
I would expect bases to communicate in UTC, or have timezones embedded in each message...
Now I'm really curious of how time is managed in jetfighters, but couldn't find a good article on the subject.