Designing, Testing, and Using Command, Control, Communications, Computers, and Intelligence (C4I) Systems: What Causes the Disconnects and What Can be Done About Them?

Abstract

This work identifies and examines the disconnects in designing, testing, and using Command, Control, Communications, Computers, and Intelligence (C4I) Systems, investigates their causes and effects, and determines what can be done about them. Experts involved with C4I system offered their thoughts on the subject in structured interviews. These experts represented the military, academic, and commercial C4I communities. The intent is to identify the main, overriding issues that dominate current thinking about C4I systems. The selective sample of experts and the literature review discovered eighteen major disconnects which are listed in the conclusions and discussed throughout the report. Command and control systems, Command, Control, Communications intelligence (C4I) systems, Design, Test, Use, Requirement Architecture, Standards, Automation, Measurement

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 28, 1994
Accession Number
ADA283847

Entities

People

  • James E. Armstrong Jr.

Organizations

  • Naval War College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Autonomy
  • C4I
  • Counter WMD
  • Electronic Warfare
  • Human Systems
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aircrafts
  • Application Software
  • Command And Control
  • Command And Control Systems
  • Computer Programming
  • Computer Programs
  • Computers
  • Information Systems
  • Military Organizations
  • Military Science
  • National Security
  • Organizational Structure
  • Personnel Management
  • Systems Engineering
  • Test And Evaluation
  • War Colleges
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Aerospace Test and Evaluation
  • Geospatial Intelligence and Artificial Intelligence Analytics
  • Systems Analysis and Design

Technology Areas

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