Cooperative technology in air defence and ground attack

Human factors research in the civil aerospace sector has developed an emphasis on effective management of all cockpit resources. The focus of interest is on safety and pre-emptive action aimed at preventing incidents and achieving more effective recovery in the event of major system failures. Some researchers recognized that it is not sufficient to select and train the qualities of the operator but that the structuring of the human-computer interface in the cockpit requires investigation and review (Faith, 1996). Effective resource management requires good communication and coordination of the team with an optimal division of labour. The paper discusses the establishment of effective communication between participants in the air and flight controllers on the ground. This goal has already been adopted in military aviation and the RAF are running courses to encourage a similar approach in their pilots. The RAF claims that good situational awareness (SA) will lead to a CRM loop which generates and validates effective decision-making across the group