Command, Control, and Communications (C3) Through Test and Evaluation
Abstract
This study looks at the problem of C3 Interoperability within DOD today and assesses the impact that test and evaluation programs may have in assuring C3 systems interoperate. The history of C3 interoperability begins in Vietnam but becomes a central U.S. government issue in the review of the Grenada invasion. Congress was so incensed they passed the Goldwater-Nichols act mandating 'jointness.' Over time this joint development of the DOD may solve C3 interoperability, but in the present and near future our problems are enormous. A certification program for C3 systems is the surest method of arriving at near term interoperability. This certification process features a test and evaluation program encompassing traditional testing and evaluation of joint exercises. Future systems have requirements for interoperability that must be resolved before full scale development occurs. Robotics, space systems and battle simulations are but a few of the systems needing interoperability standards for joint development. We must attack our service parochialism and strive for joint C3 systems that can function on a moment's notice anywhere in the world. (Author)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Apr 01, 1991
- Accession Number
- ADA237058
Entities
People
- Donald D. Loftis
Organizations
- United States Army War College