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Saw this..not sure if it's true but was a fun read.

Two Highway Patrol Officers were conducting speeding enforcement on
I-15, just north of Oceanside , San Diego , California .

One of the officers was using a hand held radar device to check
speeding vehicles approaching the crest of a hill. The officers were
suddenly surprised when the radar gun began reading 300 miles per hour
and climbing.

The officer attempted to reset the radar gun, but it would not reset
and then it suddenly turned off.

Just then a deafening roar over the treetops revealed that the radar
had in fact locked on to a USMC F/A-18 Hornet which was engaged in a
low flying exercise near this, it's home base location.

Back at the California Highway Patrol Headquarters the Patrol Captain
fired off a complaint to the US Marine Corps. Base Commander for
shutting down his equipment.

The reply came back in true USMC style:

'Thank you for your letter.
You may be interested to know that the tactical computer in the Hornet
had detected the presence of, and subsequently locked on to, your
hostile radar equipment and automatically sent a jamming signal back to
it, which is why it shut down.
Furthermore, an Air-to-Ground missile aboard the fully armed aircraft
had also automatically locked on to your equipment location.
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 to destroy the hostile radar position.
The pilot suggests you cover your mouths when cussing at them, since
the video systems on these jets are very high tech.
Sergeant Johnson, the officer holding the radar gun, should get his
dentist to check his left rear molar. It appears the filling is loose.
Also, the snap is broken on his holster.'
Semper Fi

Two Highway Patrol Officers were conducting speeding enforcement on
I-15, just north of Oceanside , San Diego , California .

That should be, just North or South of Mira Mar Road on the 15. Oceanside isnt near the 15 but I have read that one before.

its fake.

https://www.snopes.com/horrors/techno/radar.asp

Yep, when my son was at the Marine base at El Toro it was going around....over ten years ago. Bye the way, El Toro was the home of one of the Marine air wings with F/A 18s....he was a plane captain for his wing commander....

My wife sends me a lot of this stuff...I confirm it through snopes and she replies "Snopes can bite me!"

I remember an email about the RAF having a similar experience...