Network Centric Warfare and the Joint Forces Air Component Commander

Abstract

The JFACC concept rests on the belief that aircraft possess a unique ability to reach the deep battle and need to be centrally controlled and coordinated. Today, however, the JFACC controls more than just aircraft. The JFACC staff continues to grow to accommodate controlling and coordinating new technologies. In reality, the ability of aircraft to reach and influence the deep battle is no longer unique. It applies to a myriad of weapons, sensors, and information. A network centric automated system is better suited to control and coordinate these assets. Such a system would be able to absorb the functions of JFACC as a subset of functions performed. The system would be far streamlined and much more efficient than the JFACC. This system is interactive and fuses all information, weapons, and sensors into a common situational picture for all users. This system is a battlespace system.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 05, 1999
Accession Number
ADA363152

Entities

People

  • Newell B. Day Ii

Organizations

  • Naval War College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • C4I
  • Electronic Warfare
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aerial Warfare
  • Air Force
  • Air Power
  • Aircrafts
  • Battle Damage Assessment
  • Combat Areas
  • Command And Control
  • Command And Control Systems
  • Contingency Operations (Military)
  • Control Systems
  • Html
  • Identification Systems
  • Information Systems
  • Military Organizations
  • Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
  • War Colleges
  • Warfare

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  • Enterprise Information Systems Architecture and Joint Command Capability Interoperability Support.
  • Occupational Health and Safety.
  • Theoretical Analysis.