Using Today's Technology to Improve Mobile C4I for the Operational Commander

Abstract

The rapid development of communications and computer technology in the commercial market provides the Army with a unique opportunity to relook the way we provide command, control, communications, computers and intelligence (C4I) on the battlefield. Desert Shield/Storm experiences demonstrated the capability and reliability of off-the-shelf equipment and enhancements in battlefield awareness provided by new military systems. However, after action reviews also revealed significant problems for operational commanders during Desert Shield/Desert Storm with command and control 'on the move.' As a result, the Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff approved a program called 'C4I for the Warrior.' The thrust of the program is to provide a seamless C4I architecture to support the warfighter. The effort is phased over three periods; Quick Fix Phase (POM years), Mid-Term Phase (POM plus 10), and Objective Phase (beyond Mid-Term period). This study looks a leveraging current technology and new military systems in the Quick Fix and Mid-Term phases to provide a communications and computer workstation for an operational commander's command and control vehicle (C2V).

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 15, 1993
Accession Number
ADA263613

Entities

People

  • Robert D. Fox

Organizations

  • United States Army War College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • C4I
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Command And Control
  • Command And Control Systems
  • Computers
  • Control Systems
  • Data Transmission
  • Global Positioning Systems
  • Information Systems
  • Lessons Learned
  • National Security
  • Persian Gulf War
  • Photographs
  • Radio Equipment
  • Situational Awareness
  • Students
  • Test And Evaluation
  • United States
  • War Colleges

Readers

  • Enterprise Information Systems Architecture and Joint Command Capability Interoperability Support.
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  • Military History / Militaries and War Studies

Technology Areas

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