Analysis of Electronic Intelligence Safeguards During the Gulf War,

Abstract

During the Gulf War at the beginning of 1991, the most lethal and precious weapon was not missiles, fighters, tanks, or warships. It was, however, the electronic intelligence system which multinational units, led by the U.S., deployed in the Gulf region. This intelligence system was large scale, technologically advanced, well organized, and had high operational efficiency. For the command structures at various levels of multinational units, it supplied complete, accurate, timely, and continuous information on relevent Iraqi forces, guaranteeing needs associated with the drawing up of operational plans and the implementation of commands. it played a key role in securing victory in the war. The Gulf War displayed in a concentrated way the characteristics of the modern digitized battlefield. U.S. forces recognized that the Gulf War proclaimed the end of an era in warfare, marking the advent of the C3I era. As a result, analysis of electronic intelligence assurance systems has very great significance with regard to dealing with battlefields under future high technology conditions.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 08, 1996
Accession Number
ADA306445

Entities

People

  • Chunying Lin

Organizations

  • National Air and Space Intelligence Center

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes
  • Sensors
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aircrafts
  • Altitude
  • Artificial Satellites
  • Bomb Damage
  • Countermeasures
  • Data Fusion
  • Detectors
  • Electronic Countermeasures
  • Electronic Equipment
  • Electronic Intelligence
  • Electronic Reconnaissance
  • Photographs
  • Radar Equipment
  • Reconnaissance Aircraft
  • Reconnaissance Satellites
  • Targets
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Maritime Combat Support and Expeditionary Logistics.
  • Strategic Security Studies

Technology Areas

  • Microelectronics