12 Mercyhurst University students had their work published in the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency's Tearline Project.

It was a task where the students, through different methods, broke down increased activity in Russia's civil aviation industry since 2017, including effects from the COVID-19 pandemic and ongoing war with Ukraine.

Director of CIRAT at Mercyhurst University Brian Fuller said seeing the students have their work published and potentially impact national security decisions at the highest levels is what the program and Mercyhurst university is all about, as well as giving students opportunities to get advanced experience in the intelligence industry.

The full analysis can be found here:

https://www.tearline.mil/public_page/russias-civil-aviation-industry-impact-of-covid-19-and-ukraine-conflict-related-sanctions-following-february-24th-2022