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From: cognos!geovision!pt@dciem (Paul Tomblin)
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Subject: Radars in Fighters, AWACS, etc.
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Date: 12 Mar 91 23:22:20 GMT
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From: cognos!geovision!pt@dciem (Paul Tomblin)

The recent discussions of Air to Air antiradiation missles, fighter radars
and AWACS brought back an old memory.

I remember reading some time ago that the F-14 could turn off it's radar,
and the pilot and back seat guy would still see stuff on their radar 
screens from the other radars around, such as the carrier, the AWACS, and
other fighters with radars on.  At the time, I sort of assumed that there
would have to be some sort of wireless data link, but now I'm wondering it
that is correct, or if what the article really meant was that the  F14 radar
just passively used the reflections from other radars.

The stated reason for doing this was to not give away your postion as you
closed in to a target.  Can you launch phoenix or whatever with the radar
off, or would you sneak up behind someone and scare the bejeezus out of them
when you suddenly lit them up seconds before you launch your missles?

(I know turning off your radar in the ACM game (from comp.sources.x)
can be quite effective if your target is busy engaging someone else, but if
he's busy looking out he will probably see you before you get close enough
to do damage.  Now if someone would just add AWACS to that game...)

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