METHODS FOR PLANNING THE USE OF THE AVIATION OF THE NATIONAL GUARD OF UKRAINE IN CONDUCTING A SPECIAL OPERATION TO STOP THE ACTIVITY OF NECHERENYBER

Abstract

In the process of planning any operation at the stage of assessing the situation of one’s own forces and means and predicting the actions of the search object, it is necessary to find out the conditions in which aviation will be used and the parameters of the search from the air. To solve this significant problem, it becomes necessary to develop a methodology for planning the use of aviation when conducting search tasks for small-sized objects.

When planning a search operation, you need to use different methods, and select specific requirements for them that should be considered. Planning methods must meet the physical, geographical and climatic conditions for conducting search tasks; the peculiarities of the various states of the process of formation and development of any possible «relationship» between the search forces and the object of the search; taking into account the specifics of the activities of planning objects (aviation and the object of search) and a variety of means and ways to achieve the main goal ‒ increasing the efficiency of performing search tasks (by forces and means of aviation).

The article proposes to pay attention to two forecasting methods using the «Resource method according to opportunities» and «target method according to needs».

«Resource method according to capabilities» ‒ first it is determined what resources and in what ways the special unit can dispose of (resource strategy), and then, based on this data, the unit commander determines his strategy for future actions. The «resource method» consists of a method of comparative analysis of the tactical and technical characteristics of an aircraft by capabilities, abstraction of indicators and criteria necessary for an effective search for a ground object (flight speed, minimum altitude, maximum tactical flight radius, etc.) and formalization in the form of tabular data. The peculiarity of this method is to create a data directory to reduce the time to determine the capabilities of your resources.

«Target method according to needs» is the determination of the target needs of the use of aviation based on the results of the choice of a method for searching for small-sized ground objects. A feature of the target method is the method of comparative analysis of the parameters of the search method using the «tracing paper» templates of flight methods for the visual search of small objects.