Can Military Aircraft Be Tracked & Is It A Security Risk?

Summary Flightradar24 tracks military aviation using ADS-B, MLAT, and radar data, providing position accuracy within 10-20 meters. There are benefits and demerits to sharing military aircraft data, including deterrence of aggression and potential security risks. The US military does assess the risks of ADS-B sharing, mentioning potential dangers and the need to turn off transponders in combat zones. Tracking military aircraft via civilian means is becoming more common as Flightradar24 and other such websites become more common and more aviation data is shared on the World Wide Web. But is this sharing a security risk? How Flightradar24 can track military…