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signicant inuence on the design of combat aircraft. However, the OODA loop has
applications beyond air warfare. Figure4.2 shows the OODA loop.
The key statements that underpin OODA loop theory (adapted from Boyd, 1995)
are as follows:
Without our genetic heritage, cultural traditions, and previous experiences, we
do not possess an implicit repertoire of psychophysical skills shaped by
environments and changes that have been previously experienced.
Without analyses and synthesis across a variety of domains or across a variety
of competing/independent channels of information, we cannot ...