Fratricide: A Dilemma Which is Manageable at Best

Abstract

Throughout armed conflict, fratricide has been a concern for all sides involved. The number of fratricide incidents has steadily been reduced over time. This has been a result of improvements in weapons technology, tactics, techniques and procedures, and improved situational awareness. However, fratricide still poses a major threat to troops operating in today's battlespace. It has far reaching strategic and operational impacts that cannot be overlooked in today's international environment. As improvements are made in joint doctrine, data link systems, and training in an attempt to prevent fratricide from occurring altogether, human factors in conjunction with increased non-linearity and speed of combat operations will make it impossible to completely eliminate fratricide incidents. (26 refs.)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 09, 2004
Accession Number
ADA422788

Entities

People

  • Russell J. Hart Jr

Organizations

  • Naval War College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • C4I
  • Human Systems
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Aircrafts
  • Combat Operations
  • Command And Control
  • Communication Systems
  • Contingency Operations (Military)
  • Data Links
  • Doctrine
  • Fratricide
  • Friendly Fire
  • Identification Systems
  • Lessons Learned
  • Military Operations
  • Situational Awareness
  • Training
  • War Colleges
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Joint Military Operations and Doctrine.
  • Sensor Fusion and Tracking Systems.
  • Systems Analysis and Design