Information Superiority: "Where's the Beef?"

Abstract

Joint Vision 2010 rests on the assumption that U.S. forces will enjoy dominant battle space knowledge or information superiority over any potential adversary by 2010. Proponents of Joint Vision 2010 point to the benefits of reducing the fog of war without justifying their underlying premise. Can future JTF commanders count on information superiority? While Joint Vision 2010 points to the many positive trends in information technology and friendly C4, this is only half of the information superiority problem. Information superiority also includes Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR) The nature of C4 information fundamentally different from that of ISR. While information age advances tend to favor improved C4, they can seriously hinder ISR. The end of the cold war and the rise of the information age pose serious challenges to ISR. In most areas and levels of imagery, signals and human ISR, the current state and trends do not guarantee information superiority in 2010.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 13, 1998
Accession Number
ADA348443

Entities

People

  • Michael R. Pease

Organizations

  • Naval War College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • C4I
  • Counter WMD
  • Cyber
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Arms Control
  • Cold War
  • Command And Control Systems
  • Commerce
  • Cryptography
  • Information Systems
  • Information Warfare
  • International Relations
  • Military Operations
  • Military Science
  • National Security
  • Operations Security
  • Satellite Imaging
  • Surveillance
  • United States
  • War Colleges
  • Weapons Of Mass Destruction

Readers

  • Maritime and Naval Warfare Studies
  • Military History of the United States in the 20th Century.
  • Systems Analysis and Design

Technology Areas

  • Space