[PapaBear3625]

2. Lock a missile radar onto the plane

I think they do this deliberately, so that we will power up our missile radars, and they can record information about them for future counter-measures.

[ro_dreaming]

Yes, that’s exactly what (and why) they do it. I worked in ECM in the Navy, and it was “do not power up fire control, or anything else” - but we did collect a BUNCH of stuff when they flew over (or even near, really)...