Improving Information Warfare Targeting: An IW Fires System

Abstract

Information Operations (IO) has grown in importance during recent conflicts. Yet some aspects of IO coordination and integration have fallen short of expectations. This has led to a desire by many in the IO community to better manage Information Warfare "fires" using the Joint Targeting Cycle as a rational process for their execution. However, current doctrine and joint organizations do not adequately provide for control of these fires. This paper addresses the conceptual challenges of Information Warfare (IW) targeting, including the differences between attacking "will" and attacking "capability." Recent lessons learned in Iraq and Kosovo highlight additional IO problems within the Joint Targeting Cycle. An IW Fires System is proposed to address these shortcomings, providing a formalized and connected organization for IW targeting and fire support.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 14, 2005
Accession Number
ADA465003

Entities

People

  • Derek J. Leney

Organizations

  • Naval War College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • C4I
  • Electronic Warfare
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Defense
  • Air Force
  • Combat Operations
  • Command And Control
  • Fire Support
  • Information Operations
  • Information Systems
  • Information Warfare
  • Iraqi-War
  • Lessons Learned
  • Military Operations
  • Military Science
  • Mobile Phones
  • Operations Security
  • Psychological Operations
  • War Colleges
  • Warfare

Fields of Study

  • Computer science

Readers

  • Enterprise Information Systems Architecture and Joint Command Capability Interoperability Support.
  • Military History / Militaries and War Studies