Patent ID: 8909394

Claim:
A method for decision support of a first combat aircraft ( 1 ) in a combat situation comprising the steps of: a) detecting ( 3 ) a second combat aircraft ( 2 ), wherein the second combat aircraft ( 2 ) is different from the first combat aircraft ( 1 ), b) analyzing ( 4 ) the second combat aircraft ( 2 ) to determine its type, its sensor capacity and its total weapons capacity, and c) recording ( 5 ) the sensor capacity and the total weapons capacity of the second combat aircraft ( 2 ) to determine a first geographic zone configured for defining the detection limit of the second combat aircraft ( 2 ) and a second geographic zone configured for defining a shoot-down limit of the second combat aircraft ( 2 ), respectively, wherein the first and the second geographic zone are configured for decision support of the first combat aircraft ( 1 ) in the combat situation with the second combat aircraft ( 2 ).