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Military / Combat60 min lesson
SEAD/DEAD Mission Planning
You will plan and execute a SEAD or DEAD mission — find the SAM, avoid the engagement zone, and employ HARMs or guided munitions to kill it.
About this lesson
SAM sites fight back. Your tutor teaches you the mission planning that keeps you alive — threat rings, ingress routes, weapon selection — then flies the mission with you and debriefs every decision.
Why a human tutor? SEAD is lethality vs survivability. A tutor teaches the tactical reasoning that keeps you outside the WEZ while putting weapons on target.
What you'll learn
- ✓Threat assessment — identifying SAM types and engagement envelopes
- ✓Planning an ingress route that avoids or minimises threat exposure
- ✓HARM employment modes — SP, TOO, PB
- ✓Coordinating SEAD with a strike package
- ✓Egress planning and battle damage assessment
Prerequisites
- •DCS with a SEAD-capable aircraft (F/A-18, F-16, Tornado)
- •Basic weapon employment skills
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Prep material
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