Originally Posted by
nitpicker330
pjm----rubbish.primary radar especially primary radar used by the Military would be extremely useful in tracking an Aircraft whose SSR was switched off.
Rubbish yourself, unless there was a "hot" threat launched from North Korea or Russia (etc) and bearing down at great speed on a military target, the Military wouldn't notice or be interested.
ATC don't use primary radar these days. There's no way they could manage the amount of traffic with such a primitive system.