A Concept of Operational Art for 2030: Breaking Through a Modern Defense in Depth

Abstract

Our adversaries have adopted defensive strategies that seek to restrict or challenge our access to global commons through anti-access and area-denial systems. Technological advances give the defense immense strategic depth that challenges current operational art for breakthrough operations. This study analysis the historical and ongoing evolution of the defense in depth to identify three critical elements of future operational art: distributed operations, speed, and all domain integration. It then shows how these elements combine to defeat a future defense in depth. This study is intended to inform the development of a joint operational concept for modern breakthrough operations that then informs service concepts.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 28, 2021
Accession Number
AD1154010

Entities

People

  • Christopher Mcarthur

Organizations

  • National Defense University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • C4I
  • Cyber
  • Electronic Warfare
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Defense
  • Air Force
  • Air Power
  • Aircrafts
  • Area Denial
  • China
  • Combat Areas
  • Contingency Operations (Military)
  • Control Systems
  • Conventional Warfare
  • Defense Systems
  • Electronic Warfare
  • Geography
  • Iraqi-War
  • Joint Military Activities
  • Military History
  • Military Operations
  • Military Organizations
  • Military Science
  • National Security
  • United States
  • Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Maritime Combat Support and Expeditionary Logistics.
  • Strategic Security Studies
  • Systems Analysis and Design