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INTERCEPT PROCEDURES TEXTBOOK

UNIT 1: PURPOSE, CONTROL, AND COMMUNICATIONS

IP-1: FIGHTER PURPOSE

The primary purpose of the fighter aircraft is to obtain and sustain air superiority over

contested airspace. To successfully accomplish this, the fighter crew must execute an intercept

in such a manner as to:

(1) Attain a position in space between the attacking aircraft and the defended force

(positional advantage).

(2) Control the intercept geometry to achieve an optimal weapons Launch Acceptability

Region (LAR) or Weapons Employment Zone (WEZ). This is done to maximize the

probability of kill (Pk), while simultaneously preventing the enemy from achieving weapons

release.

(3) Arrive at the merge with an advantage, either in position or in energy, and use basic

fighter maneuvers to deter or destroy the enemy.

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Methods of Intercepting

Normally, there are two primary methods that a fighter may use to close on a bogey:

(1)

Establish a cutoff vector in order to obtain position advantage.

(2)

Establish a collision course.