Skynet: Revisited; A Fresh Look at Network Centric Warfare

Abstract

This paper seeks to reexamine the concept of Network Centric Warfare (NCW) in the context of modern and budding technological capabilities and the contemporary strategic security landscape. Department of Defense senior leaders and decision makers can use NCW concepts to inform decisions regarding acquisitions, doctrine development, and training in order to efficiently cover the vast spectrum of potential future scenarios for military force employment. Services should invest in operational research and exercises testing the impact of diverse and numerous networks of low-fidelity sensors and sensor-shooters in a wide array of scenarios. They should also continue to invest in the resilience of information networks that are critical to optimizing the effectiveness of warfighting systems. Finally, services should pursue creative acquisitions and development methods to leverage emergent commercial technology.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 2016
Accession Number
AD1178762

Entities

People

  • David A Cochran

Organizations

  • Marine Corps University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Autonomy
  • C4I
  • Cyber
  • Electronic Warfare
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Combat Areas
  • Command And Control
  • Commerce
  • Contingency Operations (Military)
  • Cyber Warfare
  • Department Of Defense
  • Electronic Warfare
  • Information Operations
  • Military Organizations
  • Military Science
  • National Security
  • Network Architecture
  • Network Centric Warfare
  • United States
  • War Colleges
  • Warfare

Readers

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