GPS Guided Munitions and Precision Engagement: Do National and Theater Targeting Agencies Fully Support the Joint Forces Commander

Abstract

The introduction of GPS guided munitions (GGMs), including JDAM and JSOW, promises to have a profound, force-multiplying impact on the Joint Force Commander's (JFC) ability to deliver "precision" operational fires. The JFC's use of these new weapons however, will present several challenges which must be solved prior to wide scale GGM deployment. The all-weather standoff characteristics of GGMs dictate a change in weapons employment accountability. Additionally, the accurate, mensurated target coordinates on which GGMs rely will require the JFC to forge a more robust relationship with supporting theater and national agencies. This paper examines the impact that the deployment of GGMs will have on the JFC, analyses the recent "Silent Fury" C4ISR experiment, and makes recommendations to improve organizational processes prior to wide scale GGM initial operational capability.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 13, 1998
Accession Number
ADA349235

Entities

People

  • Gene H. Edwards Iii

Organizations

  • Naval War College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Accuracy
  • Bombs
  • Collateral Damage
  • Cruise Missiles
  • Databases
  • Deployment
  • Global Positioning Systems
  • Guided Bombs
  • Military Operations
  • Munitions
  • Organizational Structure
  • Precision-Guided Munitions
  • Satellite Guided Weapons
  • United States
  • War Colleges
  • Weapons
  • Weapons Effects

Readers

  • Aerospace Engineering
  • Joint Military Operations and Doctrine.
  • Marksmanship and Weaponry.

Technology Areas

  • Space