Maneuver Warfare in Spectrum Contested Environments: Considerations for the Ground Combat Element

Abstract

The Marine Corps must reexamine its current technological based Command and Control (C2) capabilities that enable maneuver warfare through the lens of spectrum denied or degraded operating environments. Decision-makers should consider integrating readily available dynamic spectrum allocating systems and radio frequency (RF) mapping technologies, which would significantly address key vulnerabilities that negatively affect networked C2. Defending and controlling the spectrum may be decisive if a unit can be seen or located electronically, it can be attacked and destroyed. DOD with the help from the Defense Industry has some unique solutions to address spectrum denied/degraded environments.

Document Details

• Document Type: Technical Report
• Publication Date: Feb 10, 2017
• Accession Number: AD1176626

Entities

People

• Christopher S. Tsirlis

Organizations

• Marine Corps University

Tags

Communities of Interest

• C4I
• Cyber
• Electronic Warfare
• Space
• Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

• Artificial Satellites
• Bandwidth
• Command And Control
• Communication Channels
• Communication Systems
• Cyber Warfare
• Cyberattacks
• Cyberspace Operations
• Electronic Countermeasures
• Electronic Warfare
• Global Positioning Systems
• Information Systems
• Information Warfare
• Marine Corps
• Military Communications
• Military Organizations
• Military Science
• Mobile Phones
• Radio Communications
• Radio Equipment
• Space Systems
• Tactical Communications
• United States
• Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
• Warfare

Readers

• Irregular Warfare and Special Operations Cyberspace Operations against Adversarial Threats.
• Positioning, Navigation, and Timing (PNT) Technology.
• Strategic Security Studies

Technology Areas

• Fully Networked C3
• Fully Networked C3 - Command and Control
• Microelectronics
• Microelectronics - Microelectromechanical Systems