A Revolution in Military Engineering.

Abstract

A new civilization is dawning as the world transitions from a Second Wave, industrial society to a Third Wave, information society. The armed forces of the United States plan to take advantage of new technologies and societal changes spawned by the Third Wave to drive a Revolution in Military Affairs (RMA). Many past RMAs have had a complementary Revolution in Military Engineering. The seeds for such a Revolution in Military Engineering were planted in America's Army when combat engineer units were reorganized under the Third Wave concept known as Engineer Force (E-Force). Four emerging engineer warfare areas will capitalize on E-Force so they will, collectively, energize the drive for a Revolution in Military Engineering: Prime Architect, Topographic Warfare, Virtual Battlespace Occupation, and Dominating Mobility. These areas combine new technologies, creative doctrine, and innovative organizations to offer 'leap-ahead' capabilities for the combined arms force of the future. Achieving a Revolution in Military Engineering will cement the legitimacy of military engineering as one of the Army's core competencies.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 07, 1997
Accession Number
ADA326682

Entities

People

  • Bruce J. Porter

Organizations

  • United States Army War College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Counter IED
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Human Systems
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aircrafts
  • Combatant Commanders
  • Command And Control
  • Control Systems
  • Department Of Defense
  • Doctrine
  • Engineering
  • Engineers
  • Geography
  • Military Organizations
  • Munitions
  • National Security
  • Tilt Rotor Aircraft
  • Unexploded Ammunition
  • United States
  • War Colleges
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Military History of the United States in the 20th Century.
  • Military Science
  • Systems Analysis and Design