Path planning for aircraft survivability

Planning is the most important part of military missions, before the aircraft takes off. The plan of a mission includes orders, intelligence information etc. Priority of a mission change with the required outcome. In one mission, the commanders can expect all opposing forces to be destroyed with no losses in friendly forces, or the commander can expect that until all friendly forces fail, they must try to destroy opposing forces. Before or after the mission there are detailed path-planning algorithms. This thesis works on a level-flight path planning algorithm and a 3D path-planning algorithm, that will contribute to the planning of the mission. The aircraft features, such as Radar Cross Section, effects the fighter maneuver angles and path. This thesis includes these features in path planning algorithm, providing a basis for future work. Therefore, enhancing the planning process, which is crucial to the success of military missions, should be viewed as a pivotal step forward.