Network Centric Coalitions: Pull, Pass, or Plug-In?

Abstract

The author traces the evolution of Network Centric Warfare, showing its American roots. He shows that NCW is not a remote concept on the horizon, it is nascent in today's maritime operations and inevitably will be the way in which the U.S. Navy will fight future wars. Then he reveals a gaping mismatch between the emerging operational doctrine and the strategy it will be tasked to support. Since it is largely an American conception for warfare, the United States thus bears the burden to pursue interoperability with regional coalition partners if it is to fight "together when we can, alone if we must." Finally, the author presents options for addressing this strategic/operational mismatch and proposes a way ahead."

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 15, 1999
Accession Number
ADA370694

Entities

People

  • James Carr

Organizations

  • Naval War College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • C4I
  • Counter WMD
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Antisubmarine Warfare
  • Artificial Satellites
  • Combat Areas
  • Contingency Operations (Military)
  • Doctrine
  • Education
  • Information Systems
  • Joint Military Activities
  • Military Operations
  • Military Organizations
  • Military Science
  • National Security
  • Naval Warfare
  • Navy
  • United States
  • War Colleges
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Enterprise Information Systems Architecture and Joint Command Capability Interoperability Support.
  • Strategic Security Studies