Command and Control and the Revolution in Military Affairs.

Abstract

The Revolution in Military Affairs (RMA)is causing a related revolution in Command, Control, Communications, and Computer (C4)systems. The C4 system in the 21st Century will provide a plethora of new information to the Operational Commander and will significantly improve decision making. The vision for the new system is contained in the Joint Chiefs of Staff paper ' C4I for the Warrior.' It is a three phased program that emphasizes the process over equipment. The program is jointly focused and driven by the Joint Requirements Oversight Council (JROC) chaired by the Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. In the era of declining military budgets, the new C4 system has the potential of providing exceptional value for the dollar. Challenges that have to be solved include controlling the escalating cost of software development and ensuring standardization among services. Other obstacles include system acceptance by potential users, avoiding information overload, security, training, and maintainability. At the Operational Commander level, decision making will have to be decentralized and doctrine improved. When fully implemented, the C4 system has the potential to dramatically change the way the military operates.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 20, 1996
Accession Number
ADA312061

Entities

People

  • Robert H. Keepper

Organizations

  • Naval War College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • C4I
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Human Systems
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acquisition
  • Command And Control
  • Command And Control Systems
  • Command Control Communications And Computer Systems
  • Computers
  • Control Systems
  • Department Of Defense
  • Doctrine
  • Military Budgets
  • Military Operations
  • Military Science
  • Organizational Structure
  • Software Development
  • System Of Systems
  • Systems Engineering
  • War Colleges
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Economics
  • Enterprise Information Systems Architecture and Joint Command Capability Interoperability Support.
  • Military History of the United States in the 20th Century.

Technology Areas

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