In modern military operations,the research and development of manned/unmanned aerial vehicle cooperative operation have vital impact on the control of battlefield situation and the improvement of combat capability.Aiming at the problem of manned/unmanned aerial vehicle cooperative operation,the high-level abstraction modeling method of metamodel is used to analyze the architecture and mechanism of manned/unmanned aerial vehicle cooperative operation,and three aspects including operation concept,process control and operation mission activities are discussed.The metamodels of operation concept,process control and operation process are established to analyze the conceived design of a specific mission,and operational architecture design is improved profoundly from two aspects of operational execution modes and combat interaction optimization.In-depth research and analysis on the operational modes of manned/unmanned aerial vehicle cooperative air combat are conducted,which provides a reference for designing and building a manned/unmanned aerial vehicle cooperative engagement system.