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Department
College of Aviation
Document Type
Article
Publication/Presentation Date
Winter 2022
Abstract/Description
Remotely piloted aircraft command-and-control latency could play a significant role during beyond-line-of-sight engagements in future conflicts. As the Air Force prepares to use these systems and artificial intelligence in within-visual-range combat, it must understand the effects of latency, or missing sensor data, during a dogfight. Research indicates technology-based latency influences the engagement outcome geometry similar to a slow decision-making cycle foundational to the understanding of Boyd’s Observe, Orient, Decide, Act (OODA) Loop. This study adds depth to the theory illustrating technology-induced latency has a similar effect as slow human decision making resulting in lower performance. Therefore, when combined with the human human decision-making process, latency compounds the effect, resulting in significantly lower performance.
Publication Title
Air & Space Operations Review
Publisher
Air University
Scholarly Commons Citation
Thirtyacre, D. L. (2022). Remotely Piloted Aircraft C2 Latency during Air-to- Air Combat. Air & Space Operations Review, 1(4). Retrieved from https://commons.erau.edu/publication/2221
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