Harnessing Chaos: Unleashing Electromagnetic Warfare for Enhanced Joint Operations

Abstract

Joint Force Commanders can utilize Electromagnetic Warfare (EW) in novel ways to establish conditions for an early and favorable outcome in conflict. By leveraging non-kinetic EW to disrupt, deny, degrade, and deceive adversarial systems, the United States can capitalize on opportunities from the created chaos in data flow and the Electromagnetic Spectrum (EMS) to enable joint operations. First, achieving and maintaining an advantage in modern warfare requires a range of non-kinetic EW solutions, which are more accessible and maintainable than kinetic solutions. Second, emerging threats require novel solutions that can target and overwhelm system vulnerabilities. Third, EW can significantly alter Military Deception (MILDEC) operations to enhance information operations and Joint All Domain Command and Control (JADC2). Superior MILDEC capabilities are vital for the joint force in modern warfare. Controlling the EMS and data are the key to winning the power competition, and EW will provide that control.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 10, 2023
Accession Number
AD1206172

Entities

People

  • Audrey Duke

Organizations

  • Naval War College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • C4I

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Command And Control
  • Competition
  • Deception
  • Electromagnetic Spectra
  • Electronic Warfare
  • Emerging Threats
  • Information Operations
  • Spectra
  • Threats
  • United States
  • Vulnerability
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Distributed Systems and Data Platform Development
  • Military History / Militaries and War Studies
  • Military Science and Technology Research and Modernization.

Technology Areas

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