The Basic Engagement Zone in 3-D

A. Denton, D. Kunz, I. Weintraub, and A. Von Moll

Published in National Aerospace Electronics Conference (Accepted), 2025

This paper presents a three-dimensional extension of the Basic Engagement Zone (BEZ) as a spherically capped cone, representing a threat’s risk region for a fixed speed target aircraft. The threat is modeled as having a reachability region dictated by a sphere of fixed radius. The resulting three- dimensional BEZ shape at a fixed altitude is also analyzed, offering enhanced understanding for aircraft survivability.