Download or read book Advancing Fighter Employment Tactics in the Swedish and US Air Forces Using Simulation Environments written by and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page 46 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In today's fast paced operational environment it is almost impossible to evaluate new approaches and capabilities on operational aircraft in active duty squadrons. Further, obtaining range facilities and other aircraft to provide a tactically rich environment for test and evaluation of new concepts and capabilities is both time consuming and very expensive. Finally, many new weapon system capabilities cannot be evaluated in live fly environments as the actual systems do not exist in hardware form yet. Experimentation by expert fighter pilots using simulation facilities in the US and Sweden has resulted in improved tactical employment and training. We will present results from several controlled comparative studies we have undertaken with operational pilots and controllers examining new weapons characteristics and instrumentation for operational aircraft; live, virtual, and constructive data linking and tactics training; precision engagement tactics and system requirements; and embedding human performance assessment in simulation environments and on live aircraft. We will also highlight research currently underway with the Swedish Air Force which is examining and validating simulation technology and methods for integrating Swedish Air Force into North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO/OTAN) peacekeeping support operations.