Top This For A Speeding Ticket
Two California Highway Patrol Officers were conducting
speeding enforcement on I-15 near 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
site was destroyed.
Thank you for your concerns.
Two California Highway Patrol Officers were conducting
speeding enforcement on I-15 near 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
site was destroyed.
Thank you for your concerns.
