ROTAF | Exercise Air Obelisk

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"Exercise Air Obelisk"
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Course Name: Combat Pilot Training

Skills trained: Dissimilar Air Combat Training

Location: Designated Taiwanese Airspace or near the respective Taiwanese Air Force bases

Skills will be honed on: Dogfighting II

Participating Squadrons| Units	Aircraft
Blue Moon Squadron | 15x Sukhoi Su-27​	​
Ragriz Squadron |10x Mitsubishi F-15 J​	​
Molot Squadron | 10x Chengdu J-10 A​	​
Red Moon Squadron | 10x Panavia Tornado GR1​	​

Aggressor Unit	Aircraft
1st Aggressor Squadron "Latina Mamba" | 10x AIDC AT-3B​	​

Equipment that will be involved in Air Obelisk Exercise​

1x Argentine Primary 3D Radar System

4x NCSIST 3D Phased Array Rotating Radar System

1x Voronzeh Radar System

The Exercise Air Obelisk will continue for 2 continueous weeks and All participants will engage dogfighting games.

 

[Deleted member 5]

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Dissimilar Air Combat Training (DACT) is one of the most important parts in the training of modern fighter pilots. They are made out of several ir combat maneuvering (ACM) sessions, where friendly and (simulated) enemy fighters fly against each other.

The recently created 1st Aggressor Squadron would be intensively used as training partner during this series of exercises, with several pilots affected to have the squadrons aircraft always ready to engage. The AIDC AT-3B, operated by the 1st Aggressor Squadron, capability of executing the flight manoeuvres specific to current operational and developmental combat aircraft, including Su-30, MiG-29, Mirage, F-15, F-16, Eurofighter, F-22 and F-35 are the main reasons to have been selected for this kind of training.

During the training sessions, Taiwanese Air Force Pilots will fly J-10A, Su-27, F-15J, Panavia Tornado GR1 against the AIDC AT-3B Aggressor Squadron expert ace pilots to gain experience should they be ever confronted in real combat situations.

The Program would not be advertised on media and no details about the exact skills practised would be made public. The program is mandatory for selected fighter pilots and selected fighter squadrons. Air Force Base Commanders would be instructed to participate in the program.

The aggressor squadron would be moving from Air Force Base to Air Force Base, carrying the programmed exercises out at each of them, against the stationed fighter units. All armaments of each fighter aircrafts will be simulated and prop missiles and prop bombs.

All Dogfighting and other activities related to Air Obelisk will be monitored by assigned radar units of Taiwanese Air Force.

 

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A schedule would be made for the 1st Aggressor Squadron and his respective crew (pilots, enginners, staff etc) to visit all 4 (four) Taiwanese Air Force Squadrons, on which they would run the pre-established Dissimilar Air Combat training (DATC) agains the local fighter Squadrons in order to further improve their proficiency in air to air combat and dogfighting.

The program would consist of the following:
- 4 vs. 4 Combat Simulation
- 3 vs. 3 Combat Simulation
- 2 vs. 2 Combat Simulation
- 1 vs. 2 Combat Simulation

The AIDC AT-3B would use their on-board system and weapons simulators to emulate the following enemy aircraft:

- F-16V
- Eurofighter Typhoon
- Dassault Rafale C
- F-35A
- JAS 39 Gripen NG

They would simulate the radars, weapons, sensors and other systems of the mentioned aircraft. Each of the four (4) combat rounds would be run against each of these 4 simulated oponents in order to give the pilots a basic experience on fighting them.

Additionally, the Aggresor Squadron would be implementing air combat doctrine of foreign Air Forces to add even more realism into the combat.

Summarizing, each fighter pilot of all Taiwanese fighter squadrons (Air Force) would complete 10 sorties.

As it happened with previous training programs, the performance of all pilots will be graded and evaluated to correct mistakes and point out the most talented pilots currently serving.

 

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The Program would begin with the 1st Aggressor Squadron " Latina Mamba" visiting the Airbases of the Blue Moon Squadron, Ragriz Squadron, Molot Squadron and then move on until the last Squadron which is Red Moon Squadron has completed the DATC.

All pilots would be part of a introductory class, where the rules of engagement, sorties and other details would be explained to them. The pilots would be organized in combat groups (of 4 vs. 4 Combat Simulation, 3 vs. 3 Combat Simulation, 2 vs. 2 Combat Simulation, 1 vs. 2 Combat Simulation).

They would receive also extra classes about the technical capabilities and performance of the aircraft they would be "confronting" on the practical sessions and AIDC AT-3B would emulate these following aircraft by simulation:

- F-16V
- Eurofighter Typhoon
- Dassault Rafale C
- F-35A
- JAS 39 Gripen NG

The pilots would have to memorize and learn this data. At the end of the course, theoretical exams would be conducted to check if they are ready for next step advanced dogfighting.

 

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The simulations would begin, with the 4 vs 4 combat scenario first. All groups of fighters would face the aircraft and pilots of the 1st Aggressor Squadron. Each Squadrons which are Blue Moon Squadron, Ragriz Squadron, Molot Squadron, and Red Moon Squadron will face 1st Aggressor Squadron known as "Latina Mamba".

They would carry simulated missiles and armors and have active multiple sensor and missile simulation systems to make the combat as real as possible. The "aggressors" would put into practice the engagement doctrines of foreign nations and make what they consider would be standard maneuvers for the aircraft they were simulating (Eurofighter, Gripen NG, F-35, Rafale C, F-16V).

The Taiwanese pilots, from all Squadrons, would have studied this set of actions, maneuvers and attitued in combat in theory and now had to apply their knowledge against "real" opponents in the air.

All aircraft would be fully supplied before taking off.

 

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All pilots would face their simulated opponents under the different scenarios presented, changing the numbers of aircrafts engaged and the types. During these, the pilots would perform different maneuvers, try to position themselves, lock and fire simulated missiles, try to get as many kills as possible while trying to stay airborne as much as possible avoiding enemy fire.

The pilots of all Fighter Squadrons would push their skills, ability and machines to the limit, testing out the capabilities of the enemies they were facing and learning how to conduct and fly shopuld they be matched against such in real life combat situations.

All Squadrons would conduct these scenarios, with all aircraft properly supplied and outfited.

 

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Republic of Taiwan Air Force
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The simulations would begin, with the 3 vs 3 combat scenario first. All groups of fighters would face the aircraft and pilots of the 1st Aggressor Squadron. Each Squadrons which are Blue Moon Squadron, Ragriz Squadron, Molot Squadron, and Red Moon Squadron will face 1st Aggressor Squadron known as "Latina Mamba".

They would carry simulated missiles and armors and have active multiple sensor and missile simulation systems to make the combat as real as possible. The "aggressors" would put into practice the engagement doctrines of foreign nations and make what they consider would be standard maneuvers for the aircraft they were simulating (Eurofighter, Gripen NG, F-35, Rafale C, F-16V).

The Taiwanese pilots, from all Squadrons, would have studied this set of actions, maneuvers and attitued in combat in theory and now had to apply their knowledge against "real" opponents in the air.

All aircraft would be fully supplied before taking off.

 

[Deleted member 5]

Republic of Taiwan Air Force
"Exercise Air Obelisk"
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All pilots would face their simulated opponents under the different scenarios presented, changing the numbers of aircrafts engaged and the types. During these, the pilots would perform different maneuvers, try to position themselves, lock and fire simulated missiles, try to get as many kills as possible while trying to stay airborne as much as possible avoiding enemy fire.

The pilots of all Fighter Squadrons would push their skills, ability and machines to the limit, testing out the capabilities of the enemies they were facing and learning how to conduct and fly shopuld they be matched against such in real life combat situations.

All Squadrons would conduct these scenarios, with all aircraft properly supplied and outfited.

 

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