Command and Control in U.S. Naval Competition with China

Abstract

To help the Office of the Secretary of Defense better understand the balance of strategic competition between the United States and China, this report explores the following questions: 1) How is command and control (C2) exercised in the U.S. Navy and Chinas Peoples Liberation Army Navy? 2) How are these C2 concepts reflective of service culture? 3) How do these C2 structures support or challenge each nations shift to new maritime missions? The report characterizes common themes that point to initial conclusions and identifies outstanding questions that merit greater exploration in both the topic of C2 and the ways that cultural and organizational factors influence Chinas defense choices more broadly.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 2020
Accession Number
AD1118213

Entities

People

  • Andrew Scobell
  • Kimberly Jackson
  • Logan Ma
  • Stephen Webber

Organizations

  • RAND Corporation

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • C4I
  • Counter WMD
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Ground and Sea Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Boats
  • Coast Guard
  • Command And Control
  • Contingency Operations (Military)
  • Employment
  • Governments
  • Information Systems
  • Interagency Coordination
  • Military Forces (Foreign)
  • Military Operations
  • Military Science
  • National Security
  • Naval Operations
  • Navies (Foreign)
  • Navy
  • Nuclear Weapons
  • Personnel Management
  • Political Science
  • Political Systems
  • Students
  • Unified Combatant Commands
  • United States
  • War Colleges
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Defense Acquisition Program Management
  • East Asian Political and Security Studies within the Soviet Union
  • Maritime and Naval Warfare Studies

Technology Areas

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