Battlespace Dominance '96: Winning the Information War
Abstract
NRaD is uniquely qualified to provide the expertise and tools to achieve information dominance. Almost every NRaD effort deals with acquiring data, transforming data into information, using information to operate, or moving data and information from where they reside to where they are needed. NRaD is involved in every aspect of the processes of transforming data into information into knowledge into understanding. NRaD's great strength is its unique work across the spectrum of C4I and surveillance. This work ranges from basic research to life-cycle support of fielded systems, and from prototyping to fully produced systems. NRaD is applying these capabilities to the central element of future naval warfare information dominance. NRaD's vision-making information dominance for the warrior a reality is based on achieving five interrelated objectives, or Corporate Initiatives. Our first initiative, Dynamic Interoperable Connectivity, will provide assured, user-transparent connectivity, on demand, to any desired location in the "infosphere," the worldwide grid of military databases, fusion centers, national resources, and commercial information. Given this fundamental capability, our second initiative, User Pull/Producer Push, will use that connectivity to access strategically located database servers and anchor desks and provide users, at all levels, with the key information needed to create and share a consistent perception of the operational situation. Achieving Consistent Situation Perception is our third initiative. When all key operational commanders have a consistent tactical understanding, tools supporting our fourth initiative, Collaborative Planning, can be used to collaboratively plan and execute time-critical missions and tasks. Our fifth initiative, Information Warfare, will protect our information resources while denying our enemy the information needed to implement aggressive actions.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jun 01, 1996
- Accession Number
- ADA434025
Entities
Organizations
- Naval Command, Control and Ocean Surveillance Center