Information Technology: A Difference in Scope or Kind

Abstract

I started this paper as an investigation of Real Time Information to the Cockpit (RTIC) which involves providing information from one sensor to one shooter However, I quickly found myself drawn into an investigation of something much larger and I believe, much more fundamental. Are we at the verge of a "revolution" in warfare? This paper proposes that we in the military have yet to answer the fundamental questions surrounding information technology's impact on operations, organization, or doctrine. In typical fashion we have attacked the hardware problems and left the tougher issues of doctrine and implementation until later Well, "later" has arrived and the quicker we come to grips with these most fundamental issues the better -- for both our military and our nation.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 24, 1996
Accession Number
ADA441448

Entities

People

  • Marke F. Gibson

Organizations

  • National War College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • C4I
  • Human Systems
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Aircrafts
  • Battle Management
  • Battlefields
  • Battlespace
  • Command And Control
  • Doctrine
  • Information Operations
  • Information Systems
  • Information Warfare
  • Military Strategy
  • National Security
  • Order Of Battle
  • Organizational Structure
  • Tactical Warfare
  • War Colleges
  • Warfare

Fields of Study

  • Computer science

Readers

  • Educational Psychology
  • Enterprise Information Systems Architecture and Joint Command Capability Interoperability Support.
  • Irregular Warfare and Special Operations Cyberspace Operations against Adversarial Threats.