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Top this for a speeding ticket...
Two Hunter traffic patrol officers from Newcastle LAC were involved in an
unusual incident while checking for speeding motorists on the F3 Freeway.
One of the officers used a hand-held radar device to check the speed of a
vehicle approaching over the crest of a hill, and was surprised when the
speed
was recorded at over 800Kph. Their radar suddenly stopped working and the
officers were not able to reset it.
Just then a deafening roar over the treetops revealed that the radar had in
fact latched on to a Williamtown FA-18 fighter jet which was engaged in a
low-flying exercise over Wyong, approaching from the ocean.
Back at police headquarters the Local Area Commander fired off a stiff
complaint to the RAAF Liaison officer at Williamtown.
Back came the reply in true laconic RAAF style:
?Thank you for your 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 pilot flying the Hornet recognised the situation for what it
was, quickly responded to the missile systems alert status, and was able to
override the automated defence system before the missile was launched and
your
hostile radar installation was destroyed.
Thank you for your enquiry.
YOU WILL LOVE THIS
Top this for a speeding ticket...
Two Hunter traffic patrol officers from Newcastle LAC were involved in an
unusual incident while checking for speeding motorists on the F3 Freeway.
One of the officers used a hand-held radar device to check the speed of a
vehicle approaching over the crest of a hill, and was surprised when the
speed
was recorded at over 800Kph. Their radar suddenly stopped working and the
officers were not able to reset it.
Just then a deafening roar over the treetops revealed that the radar had in
fact latched on to a Williamtown FA-18 fighter jet which was engaged in a
low-flying exercise over Wyong, approaching from the ocean.
Back at police headquarters the Local Area Commander fired off a stiff
complaint to the RAAF Liaison officer at Williamtown.
Back came the reply in true laconic RAAF style:
?Thank you for your 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 pilot flying the Hornet recognised the situation for what it
was, quickly responded to the missile systems alert status, and was able to
override the automated defence system before the missile was launched and
your
hostile radar installation was destroyed.
Thank you for your enquiry.
