The skilled radar operator also carefully examined the data on the Sky Eye and became suspicious. There weren't many birds flying at night, so the first thing to do was to know the speed at this point. So, a large X-band radar scan was used, but nothing was found.

It suddenly occurred to me that old ships are equipped with millimeter-wave radars. This technology was developed forty years ago and has advantages such as high resolution, high precision, and small antenna diameter. However, it has many disadvantages, the biggest of which is that it has high power but low efficiency.

But if you get caught by this thing, its advantages come into play. Whether it's precision or high resolution, to exaggerate a bit, it can even scan the outline of a fly.

Because millimeter-wave radar operates at a wavelength of approximately 8 millimeters.

The emergence of stealth aircraft does not mean they are undetectable, but rather that most countries no longer use millimeter-wave radar because its development was once limited due to technical difficulties.

These technical limitations include operating frequency, excessive power, and low efficiency. Hardware components such as receiver mixers and transmission lines can be damaged due to excessive power.

There was an upgrade in the 1970s, but that was it.

The scouts noticed this unusual little spot and reported it to Commander Li.

"If it wasn't detected in the X-band, where was this small dot found?"

"On the sea, the Zheng He training ship."

"The radar above..."

"Millimeter-wave radar!" The two exchanged a glance and said at the same time.

Expecting the radar on the training ship to scan at full power to find even a single point is a good outcome, given its limited power and outdated design.

Commander Li immediately issued an order to the Ludong early warning radar to fully activate the high-power meter-wave radar array and scan out that point.

Millimeter-wave radar is generally not turned on because it has high power consumption and affects the lifespan of the hardware. In addition, this type of radar is being phased out worldwide, so we only use it for routine training.

The command started now, and it took quite a while to get things going.

Within ten minutes, the duty team had already started scanning the target area sent by the surveillance system.

Because the meter-wave radar site did not keep up with the sharing upgrade, the detected targets can only be described verbally.

"The outline is an airplane, at an altitude of 13,000 meters, and a speed of Mach 0.9! It is still 460 kilometers away from your unit."

When Commander Li heard this, his expression changed slightly.

Of course, Xing Baohua also vaguely heard something through the loudspeaker.

Turning my head, I noticed that Commander Li's expression was not good.

He stood up, walked over, and asked, "What's wrong?"

"A plane is coming, and the escort planes can't spot it, so we need to turn back."

"What is the Heavenly Eye for? Whether it flies in the sky or runs on the ground, there is nothing that the Heavenly Eye cannot detect."

“They’re coming for the Sky Eye. The escort can’t see them. Even if you have a machine gun, can you shoot them down?” Commander Li said to Xing Baohua, and then called the pilot to find the nearest airport to land.

"Something's not right! Wait, what's going on?" Xing Baohua grabbed Commander Li. He knew that if Commander Li wouldn't say, neither would the person controlling the radar.

"I don't have time to explain to you. If we don't turn around now, the other side will be here in seven or eight minutes."

"Don't leave yet. You just said that a plane came by and other radars couldn't detect it. Could it be stealth?"

"It's good that you understand!"

"117"

"That was your own guess, I didn't say anything!"

Xing Baohua's expression turned serious, and he said, "What's so hard about saying this? It's good that you're here."

Then, with a look of ecstatic joy on his face, he shouted: "Geng Rui, come and help!"

"What are you going to do?" Commander Li asked Xing Baohua hurriedly.

At such a crucial moment, why is this child causing trouble?

"The communications expert, hand him over to the communications team later," Xing Baohua said, pointing to Geng Rui who was walking over. He then shouted to Xiao Tian, ​​"Old Xiao, make sure the server runs smoothly for me."

Then he said to Commander Li, "Connect me to Commander Zhao; I need to give him an urgent report."

"No, you can report to him after you land."

"Once they land, it will be too late. They've walked right into our trap. If we don't bring them down and teach them a lesson, they'll keep coming back for no reason. How can we defend ourselves? With words?"

Commander Li glanced at his watch and continued, "Knowing the enemy is stealth, how are you going to handle it? Escorts only share data; the escort weapons don't have guidance capabilities. You're just talking the talk!"

"117 is a treasure trove. Let's ambush it and bring it down. Even if it crashes on our turf, we can get the cloaking material from it. Weapons are useless, so why don't we give it a surgical operation? Ask the escorts if they dare!"

Commander Li certainly knew about the Barents Sea scalpel incident; every combat pilot knew about it.

Knowing something is one thing, but doing it is another.

But the opportunity Xing Baohua mentioned is also rare.

Using the Sky Eye as bait to lure the opponent closer, the Skyrocket can accompany the U-Bird, so can the Ghost Invisibility accompany the Sky Eye?

Perhaps through the porthole, by the help of the moonlight, one could see the dark fuselage.

To put it bluntly, you can't see anything, but it creates a sense of psychological pressure.

"I'll give you one minute to explain in detail." Commander Li seemed to be impressed by Xing Baohua's crazy plan.

"Using our Sky Eye radar technology, we provide escort guidance, which is similar to flying blind," Xing Baohua explained.

Although it was dark and the pilots couldn't see anything, with the help of the surveillance cameras, as long as our escort could get close enough, we could see the navigation lights on the 117 aircraft for reference.

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