ABCS-Not Business as Usual

Abstract

In order to fight and win wars, the Army must be organized, directed, controlled, supported, and sustained in a manner that guarantees mission accomplishment. The Army of the 21st century combines flexible organizational elements, battle-proven techniques of leadership, and a basic concept of command and control that combines historical experience and modern information technology. The Army Battle Command System (ABCS) provides commanders the battle command architecture necessary to gain and maintain the initiative and successfully execute missions. ABCS consists of 11 battlefield systems that provide capabilities to support the warfighters mission needs. Each system aids in planning, coordinating, and executing operations by providing access and passing information from a horizontally integrated command and control network.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 2010
Accession Number
AD1016015

Entities

People

  • Harold J. Greene
  • Janet Greenberg

Organizations

  • United States Army

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • C4I
  • Human Systems
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acquisition
  • Artillery
  • Command And Control
  • Complex Systems
  • Computing System Architectures
  • Control Systems
  • Engineering
  • Information Systems
  • Lessons Learned
  • Logistics
  • Software Development
  • System Of Systems
  • Systems Engineering
  • Systems Management
  • Tactical Data Systems
  • Training
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Enterprise Information Systems Architecture and Joint Command Capability Interoperability Support.
  • Military History of the United States in the 20th Century.

Technology Areas

  • Fully Networked C3
  • Fully Networked C3 - Command and Control