Before engagement, what must be confirmed by IFF to prevent fratricide?

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Before engagement, what must be confirmed by IFF to prevent fratricide?

The essential idea is positive identification through IFF. Before engaging, you must have a confirmed, valid IFF response that the aircraft is friendly. IFF systems are used to challenge a contacted aircraft and receive a recognized “friend” identity code in return; this level of identification directly prevents firing on allied forces. Being allied or within a certain altitude range doesn’t guarantee that the target is truly identified as friend, and a lack of a proper IFF reply means you should not engage. So the requirement is that the aircraft is friendly and properly identified as a friend.

The essential idea is positive identification through IFF. Before engaging, you must have a confirmed, valid IFF response that the aircraft is friendly. IFF systems are used to challenge a contacted aircraft and receive a recognized “friend” identity code in return; this level of identification directly prevents firing on allied forces. Being allied or within a certain altitude range doesn’t guarantee that the target is truly identified as friend, and a lack of a proper IFF reply means you should not engage. So the requirement is that the aircraft is friendly and properly identified as a friend.

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