Future Battlefield Trends in the Realm of Information Operations and Institutionalizing Information Operations Architecture for the Bangladesh Army and Way Forward

Abstract

With rapidly proliferating technology, the Bangladesh (BD) Army is increasingly becoming vulnerable in the information environment. Recognizing the urgency, the army has already established a few structures for dealing with Information domain. This research considers that the existing infrastructure is not sufficient for providing adequate protection to its information environment. At this milieu, the researcher carried out this research through a quantitative analysis involving document study, content analysis, and researcher's first-hand experience about the subject matter. The research reflected an accurate picture of the existing structure of the BD Army and drew the necessity of devising an architecture for Information Operations (IO). In the beginning, the researcher studied the evolution of IO doctrines keeping the requirement of future warfare in the realm of IO. Then, the researcher identified the vulnerabilities of the present system. Through an analysis of different army doctrine, the researcher painted a comprehensive view of the latest trends of IO. Finally, in search of a pragmatic solution, this research suggests measures to overcome the limitation and develop an IO architecture. In the end, some recommendations were proposed. It is expected that this suggested IO architecture will help the BD Army to operate well in the information domain.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 14, 2019
Accession Number
AD1110178

Entities

People

  • Abu M. Shawon

Organizations

  • United States Army Command and General Staff College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • C4I
  • Counter WMD
  • Cyber
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Engineered Resilient Systems
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Human Systems
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Combat Areas
  • Contingency Operations (Military)
  • Cyber Warfare
  • Cyberattacks
  • Cyberspace
  • Cyberspace Operations
  • Employment
  • Information Operations
  • Information Systems
  • Military History
  • Military Organizations
  • Military Science
  • National Security
  • Psychological Operations
  • Surveillance
  • War Colleges
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Joint Military Operations and Doctrine.
  • Systems Analysis and Design