# Multi-Aircraft Operations Multi-aircraft operations involve two or more aircraft flying together in briefed formations or while performing combat maneuvers. This chapter provides the basis for flight techniques which allows multiple aircraft, including dissimilar aircraft, to safely fly in close proximity to each other while providing aircrews with SA and the ability to mass combat power. These techniques support the successful accomplishment assigned missions such as air assaults or attack/reconnaissance operations. --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://229.gitbook.io/229-hub/knowledge/army-aviation-fundamentals/multi-aircraft-operations.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.