Running Radar - a True Story



Two California Highway Patrol Officers were conducting speeding

enforcement on I-15, North of MCAS Miramar. One of the officers was

using a hand held radar device to check speeding vehicles approaching

near the crest of a hill. The officers were suddenly surprised when the

radar gun began reading 300 miles per hour. The officer attempted to

reset the radar gun, but it would not reset and turned off. Just then a

deafening roar over the treetops revealed that the radar had in fact

locked onto a USMC F/A-18 Hornet which was engaged in a low flying

exercise near the location.



Back at the CHP Headquarters the Patrol Captain fired off a complaint to

the USMC Base Commander.



Back came a reply in true USMC style:

Thank you for the message, which allows us to complete the file on this

incident. You may be interested to know that the tactical computer in

the Hornet had detected the presence of, and subsequently locked onto

your hostile radar equipment and automatically sent a jamming signal

back to it. Furthermore, an air to ground missile aboard the fully armed

aircraft had also automatically locked onto your equipment. Fortunately,

the Marine Pilot flying the Hornet recognized the situation for what it

was, quickly responded to the missile system alert status and was able

to override the automated defense system before the missile was launched

and your hostile radar was destroyed.



Thank you for your concerns.

 

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