Fixed-wing Pilot (CAP)

Deployments: 28
Members: 15
Hours in role: 84
First deployed: Mar 2021
Last deployed: May 2024

The role

Combat air patrol (CAP) is a type of flying mission for fighter aircraft. A combat air patrol is an aircraft patrol provided over an objective area, over the force protected, over the critical area of a combat zone, or over an air defense area, for the purpose of intercepting and destroying hostile aircraft before they reach their target. Combat air patrols apply to both overland and overwater operations, protecting other aircraft, fixed and mobile sites on land, or ships at sea. Aircraft employed typically in this capacity is the F-22 Raptor.

Played on: Arma 3

Arma Reforger

Arma 4

Played on every supported platform.
The last year: 0; times deployed
Per operation: 1.4; on average, across 20 operations