Revolution in Military Affairs: Operational Fires on the Future Battlefield.

Abstract

The revolution in military affairs (RMA)is about change. The U.S. is in the midst of a RMA: a revolution in information, sensing and precision strike technologies. The RMA will allow friendly forces to locate enemy forces quickly and precisely, whether those enemies are agrarian, industrial, or an information age force. The key to the future battlefield is the operational commander's capability to locate, identify, outmaneuver and outshoot enemy forces. The RMA underway today is bringing unprecedented depth, transparency and lethality to the battlefield. The purpose of this paper is to analyze operational fire, sensor, and C41 systems and show that the result of this increased capability is the creation of a 'fatal visibility' on the future battlefield.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 05, 1996
Accession Number
ADA309098

Entities

People

  • Michael P. Sullivan

Organizations

  • United States Army War College

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Battlefields
  • Lethality
  • Photographic Materials
  • Photography
  • Precision
  • Revolutions
  • Transparencies
  • Visibility

Readers

  • Economics
  • Strategic Security Studies
  • Unmanned Aerial System (UAS) Autonomous Capabilities and Mission Reconnaissance.