U.S. "Locks-On" Fire Control Radar Against Russian Jet in Syria
The Ministry claims a U.S. F-16 activated its firing control radar, which "locked-on" to a Russian Fighter Jet. | For countries like the US and Russia, fire-control radar is the "beep of death." In general, once the fire control radar is locked on to a target, the systems inside the target start screeching warning beeps to indicate the target has been locked on. In most cases, there is almost NOTHING that can break such a radar lock. Even with the top-of-the-line, fifth-generation fighter jets, there is almost no maneuver the aircraft can perform, to break the radar lock. As such, in general, a target that has been locked, on will be dead within seconds. That is why countries regard the use of fire control radar - and especially a lock-on -- as an act of war and actual engagement in a fight. That the United States allegedly did this today, to a Russian fighter jet, is a very big deal. Things continue to escalate between the US and Russia, and, as usual, the US is the aggressor.