"What the hell is he trying to do by blocking our electronic communications?" According to the base's early warning system, a communication with the outside world is attempted every 20 minutes to ensure contact. If no signal is received by the outside for more than 20 minutes, the nearest military base will immediately dispatch fighter jets to investigate.
The last communication was 8 minutes ago, which means that now this Dragon stealth fighter has 12 minutes to do whatever it pleases.
In fact, the equipment in the lab is already very powerful because any weapons and equipment that are developed are then equipped in the lab.
But that's before saying that all of the lab's equipment has already short-circuited, and the airplane's takeoff and landing have to be manually operated by people. Many inspection procedures also have to be directly skipped, and the pilots are practically risking their lives by taking off.