Since the concept of kill chain was proposed，the kill chain in various combat domains，especially the aerial kill chain，has played an increasingly important role in the informationized and intelligent battlefield.The construction of the aerial kill chain includes link design，link connectivity，and link verification，which requires the coordination of various human and material resources to be completed.It has strong system characteristics and engineering practicality.However，most of the existing researches related to aerial kill chain remain at the theoretical level，and the verification methods are mostly theoretical derivation or simulation deduction，which are unable to effectively guide the practical construction of aerial kill chain.In view of this，an aerial kill chain construction method is proposed based on the system engineering principle and practical experience.The SWOT analysis method is used to study and analyze the aerial kill chain and refine the basic principles of link construction.A Hall three-dimensional structural model of the aerial kill chain is established to clarify the basic logic of link construction.And then an interpretative structural model is used to design the aerial kill chain to clearly reflect the structural characteristics of the system.The case verification is made on the proposed aerial kill chain construction method，and an information transmission network is established to connect the equipment nodes.The orthogonal experiment and evaluation index system are designed.The results such as link closure time，link availability，node matching and target damage degree are obtained through experiment.It is proved that the aerial kill chain construction method based on system engineering principle can effectively and reasonably guide the construction practice of aerial kill chain.