Fighter Pilot: Operation Red Flag - A War Without Guns

A War Without Guns

The exercise simulates an air war without firing actual weapons using NACTS (Nellis Air Combat Training System). The particiapting aircraft, carrying specialized telemetry pods or other equipment, send back telemetry information to computer, and when they have "fired," the computer figures out who is "hit." Color codes during computer replay debriefs offer a way of telling participants apart, with blue planes representing friendly forces and red planes representing enemy forces in the exercise.