Control Warfare: Inside the OODA Loop

Abstract

Control warfare is an emerging concept for attacking the command structure that controls a state's instruments of power. It differs from command and control warfare in its independent focus for fighting war; it is not necessarily an adjunct to conventional attrition warfare, it is potentially a replacement for it. Currently, control warfare suffers from a lack of definition, especially regarding aspects of human and organizational behavior. This paper proposes that John Boyd s OODA Loop model is an accurate depiction of both behavior and the command and control process. As such, it serves as the foundation for prosecuting control war. The OODA Loop also suffers from a lack of definition, however. This exposition outlines the psychological and behavioral support for the OODA Loop, and then examines some of the ways in which Boyd believed it could be used in war.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 2000
Accession Number
ADA391774

Entities

People

  • Michael T. Plehn

Organizations

  • Air University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Autonomy
  • C4I
  • Human Systems
  • Sensors
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aerial Warfare
  • Air Force
  • Air Power
  • Aircrafts
  • Cognition
  • Command And Control
  • Contingency Operations (Military)
  • Control Systems
  • Detection
  • Detectors
  • Information Processing
  • Military Organizations
  • Psychology
  • Recreation
  • Second World War
  • War Colleges
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Control Systems Engineering.
  • Military History / Militaries and War Studies
  • Systems Analysis and Design

Technology Areas

  • Fully Networked C3
  • Fully Networked C3 - Command and Control