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The article is a copy of a Quora answer. Not even sure if there was a journalist involved. https://www.quora.com/How-does-a-fighter-jet-lock-onto-and-keep-trac

The article is a copy of a Quora answer. Not even sure if there was a journalist involved. https://www.quora.com/How-does-a-fighter-jet-lock-onto-and-keep-track-of-an-enemy-aircraft-Can-an-aircraft-detect-that-it-has-been-locked-onto-or-is-it-just-a-convenient-plot-device-in-movies https://www.quora.com/How-does-a-fighter-jet-lock-onto-and-k... Edit: Quora link.

throwanem 5y ago
Ah, written by a pilot and fighter nerd, this also checks out. Fighter pilots are kind of the ultimate cool kids from the perspective of a milstuff nerd, and there is an unusual degree of hero worship among that cohort already.