[pfflier]

My guess, electronic counter measures are in use in these vehicles and they can be pretty sophisticated.

I'm on the same page with that. This is a cheap and easy way to assess capabilities of our first line airplanes.

I still don't understand though, why we are telling them it is effective...unless it isn't.

[KC_for_Freedom]

It is pretty easy to apply counter measures against non-moving stations. Since our aircraft are moving, counter measures that would lock on and be continuously effective would be a pretty good trick, My guess (and its only a guess) is that if we detected interferrence it was momentary and not locked. In other words we flew into and out of a counter measure zone.

Now, this type of counter measure would be very effective against one of our ground stations, but would be increasingly ineffective as the number of ground stations were increased. This might explain how we did not detect something for a while. But we also do not really know what really happened since we don’t have a need to know. And the government can keep it pretty close to the vest.

[KC_for_Freedom]

It is pretty easy to apply counter measures against non-moving stations. Since our aircraft are moving, counter measures that would lock on and be continuously effective would be a pretty good trick, My guess (and its only a guess) is that if we detected interferrence it was momentary and not locked. In other words we flew into and out of a counter measure zone.

Now, this type of counter measure would be very effective against one of our ground stations, but would be increasingly ineffective as the number of ground stations were increased. This might explain how we did not detect something for a while. But we also do not really know what really happened since we don’t have a need to know.