Casting Our Net: Can Network Centric Warfare and Multinational Operations Coexist?

Abstract

This paper is based on three assumptions: That the United States will develop Network Centric Warfare, that future military operations will involve allied and coalition partners, and that these partners will not be able to afford full implementation of network-centricity into their forces. Given these assumptions, can a Joint Task Force Commander integrate network-centric units and traditional forces and still accomplish his mission? An analysis of the basic tenets of Network-Centric Warfare (shared awareness, speed of command, self-synchronization, greater lethality, and increased survivability) indicates they are compatible with multinational operations. Through proper force allocation, mission assignment, procedural considerations, and technological adaptations, a Joint Task Force Commander will be well served by an integrated force that can meet the required objectives.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 05, 2001
Accession Number
ADA389591

Entities

People

  • Lawrence R. Dirusso

Organizations

  • Naval War College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • C4I
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aircrafts
  • Cold War
  • Command And Control
  • Command And Control Systems
  • Command Control Communications
  • Computers
  • Control Systems
  • Grids
  • Military Operations
  • Network Centric Warfare
  • Rules Of Engagement
  • Security
  • Situational Awareness
  • Task Forces
  • United States
  • War Colleges
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Enterprise Information Systems Architecture and Joint Command Capability Interoperability Support.
  • Joint Military Operations and Doctrine.