Can Computers Penetrate the Fog of War?

Abstract

Computerized Systems are playing an increasingly important role in our Command and Control process. These systems promise to process large quantities of battlefield data, aid in operational decision making through sophisticated display and artificial intelligence, and provide the operational commander nearly absolute control over his forces. Will these capabilities remove the ambiguity and uncertainty from the battlefield? Will they penetrate the fog of war? Information overload, reinforcement of human decision bias, and centralized control that undermines tactical initiative are possible drawbacks of computers in command and control. Ultimately, it will be the operational commander's understanding of the strengths and limitations of these tools and his skill in using them, that will determine his success. Computers, Command and control, Decision making, Initiative, Decision aids, Information overload, decision bias, Centralization, Data fusion

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 16, 1994
Accession Number
ADA283387

Entities

People

  • Kevin B. Leahy

Organizations

  • Naval War College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • C4I
  • Human Systems
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Aircrafts
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Combat Operations
  • Command And Control
  • Command And Control Systems
  • Commercial Aircraft
  • Computers
  • Control Systems
  • Decision Support Systems
  • Information Systems
  • National Security
  • Navy
  • United States
  • War Colleges
  • War Games
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Irregular Warfare and Special Operations Cyberspace Operations against Adversarial Threats.
  • Systems Analysis and Design
  • Team-Based Human-Centered Cognitive Task Decision Making and Information Performance.

Technology Areas

  • AI & ML
  • AI & ML - DoD AI Strategy
  • Fully Networked C3
  • Fully Networked C3 - Command and Control