Today's post is just for fun, we hope you enjoy it and have a great weekend!
Two traffic patrol officers in Newcastle Australia were clocking motorists with a hand-held radar device. As a suspect car topped the hill, the radar recorded a speed of 800 km/h (500 mph). The officers' confusion was short-lived as the thurdering roar of a low-flying RAAF Boeing F-18 Hornet soared over their heads. Back at the station, the furious Area Commander fired off an email to his counterpart at the nearby Williamtown air base.
The reply:
"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 on 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 missle aboard the fully armed aircraft had automatically locked onto your equipment.
Fortunately, the pilot flying the Hornet recognized the situation for what it was, and was able to override the automated defence system before the missle was launched and you hostile radar installation was destroyed.
Thank you for your enquiry."
Posted by: Scott W. Yates, MD, MBA, MS, FACP
