Iranian Operational Warfighting Ability: An Historical Assessment and View to the Future

Abstract

This monograph provides an assessment of Iranian warfighting abilities at the operational level during the eight years of the Iran-Iraq War. It also looks at post-war Iranian arms purchases and training exercises to predict future Iranian operational warfighting abilities. The assessment of Iranian warfighting abilities is framed within the structure established by United States Training and Doctrine Command (TRADOC) Pamphlet 11-9, Blueprint of the Battlefield. The pamphlet details six Operational Operating Systems (OOSs): operational movement and maneuver, operational fires, operational protection, operational command and control, operational intelligence, and operational support. This monograph concludes that future Iranian warfighting abilities at the operational level will be anchored on a formidable missile capability and a growing, maturing, Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) equipped and trained to conduct both conventional and unconventional warfare.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 18, 1992
Accession Number
ADA254132

Entities

People

  • Mark J. Davis

Organizations

  • United States Army Command and General Staff College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • C4I
  • Human Systems
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aerial Warfare
  • Air Defense
  • Air Force
  • Armored Vehicles
  • Chemical Weapons
  • Command And Control
  • Control Systems
  • Defense Systems
  • Geography
  • Military Equipment
  • Military Organizations
  • Remotely Piloted Vehicles
  • Special Operations Forces
  • Surface To Air Missiles
  • Transportation
  • War Colleges
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Military History / Militaries and War Studies
  • Nuclear Non-Proliferation and International Security
  • Systems Analysis and Design

Technology Areas

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