Electronic Warfare and Organizational Encopresis: The Neglect of the US Army and its Intelligence Branch to Advocate for Warfighting Capabilities in the Electromagnetic Spectrum

Abstract

This monograph focuses on stunted development of the US Army's modern electronic warfare (EW) capability. It compares the technological change that occurred in the US Army, Air Force, and Marines as it relates to the electromagnetic spectrum. It explores how the Army's Intelligence Branch, which was the proponent of the EW discipline from 1955 to 2005, mismanaged the discipline. Additionally, this monograph evaluates the Army's different operational concepts and the degree to which they advanced or retarded EW capacities. The US Army and Intelligence Branch involuntary and intentionally neglected EW at different times throughout the history of the capability. A situation, from which the psychological disorder of encopresis is a metaphor. The US Army is still neglecting the EW discipline as of the writing of this monograph even as its competitors continue to advance its EW technology and tactics.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 23, 2019
Accession Number
AD1083530

Entities

People

  • Kenneth T. King

Organizations

  • School of Advanced Military Studies

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Cyber
  • Electronic Warfare
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Defense
  • Air Force
  • Aircrafts
  • Electromagnetic Spectra
  • Electronic Warfare
  • Fighter Aircraft
  • Intelligence Collection
  • Intelligence Collection Disciplines
  • Lessons Learned
  • Military History
  • Military Organizations
  • Military Science
  • National Security
  • Signals Intelligence
  • Surveillance
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Maritime and Naval Warfare Studies
  • Military History / Militaries and War Studies
  • Systems Analysis and Design

Technology Areas

  • Microelectronics