Advanced Battlespace Information System (ABIS) Task Force Report, Volume 3: Battle Management Working Group Results.
Abstract
Battle management encompasses operations planning, force management and coordination, and direction of ISR and C3. In the evolving joint force staff structure, it spans current operations through future operations to future plans, with the corresponding situation/crisis assessment and operational evaluation at each level. Battle management deals with multiple decision loops including a fast, sensor-to-shooter decision loop that is dealt with separately by the sensor-to-shooter working group. It also deals with complex issues like the uncertainty of large amounts of information and aggregation of many variables into the assessment of progress in achieving the desired end state of a battle or campaign. The Battle Management Working Group addressed operational and C2I concepts in the context of Major Regional Contingencies (MRC), Lesser Regional Contingencies (LRC), or during the transitional phases of the MRC when the United States can dominate a much larger force by rapid action, overbearing lethality, high-quality information, and high survivability. This dominance is derived from rapid mobility and dispersion in an 'empty battlespace' to minimize large force-on-force throughout the conflict spectrum.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- May 01, 1996
- Accession Number
- ADA313957