The Role of Strategic Planning in the Evolution of Command and Control Systems

Abstract

This thesis examines the role that strategic planning plays in the evolution of Command and Control (C2) systems by defining both C2 and strategic planning and showing the interfaces between them. It goes on to show how the view of the threat in the years to come influence the implementation of C2 systems. Furthermore, the author challenges the traditional strategic thought on threat assessment which views the threat primarily as a massive Warsaw Pact attack on Central Europe or an all-out Soviet nuclear attack. The future threat, projected ten to twenty years out is examined and expanded to include more likely scenarios the U.S. military may face including: drug trafficking, low intensity conflict in the Persian Gulf, and ballistic missile proliferation. From these emerging threats, the author recommends what C2 system technology the Department of Defense (DOD) should pursue. Keywords: Command and control, C2 Architecture, C2 Process, C2 System, Strategic planning, Alternative futures, Threat assessment, Low intensity conflict, Theses.

Document Details

• Document Type: Technical Report
• Publication Date: Mar 01, 1990
• Accession Number: ADA225575

Entities

People

• Richard L. Mallick

Organizations

• Naval Postgraduate School

Tags

Communities of Interest

• Biomedical
• C4I
• Space
• Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

• Air Force
• Command And Control
• Command And Control Systems
• Control Systems
• Employment
• Geography
• Information Processing
• Information Systems
• Military Applications
• Military Organizations
• Military Science
• National Security
• Organizational Structure
• Personnel Management
• War Colleges
• Warfare
• Weapons Effects

Readers

• Defense Acquisition Program Management
• East Asian Political and Security Studies within the Soviet Union
• Missile Defense Systems.

Technology Areas

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