Navy Network-Centric Warfare Concept: Key Programs and Issues for Congress

Abstract

Network-centric warfare (NCW) is the Navy's central concept for organizing its efforts to transform itself for military operations in the 21st Century. NCW focuses on using information technology (IT) to link together Navy ships, aircraft, and shore installations into highly integrated networks. It could significantly improve U.S. naval capabilities and lead to substantial changes in naval tactics, doctrine, and organization. Key programs for implementing NCW include the Cooperative Engagement Capability (CEC), the IT-21 program, and the Navy-Marine Corps Intranet (NMCI). Congress has closely followed and expressed concern for some of these programs. The Navy is working to resolve problems with the CEC system that were discovered in testing. The Navy recently awarded a multibillion-dollar NMCI contract and has begun to create the NMCI network.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 06, 2001
Accession Number
ADA477941

Entities

People

  • Ronald O'Rourke

Organizations

  • Library of Congress

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Defense
  • Airborne Warning And Control System
  • Computer Networks
  • Congress
  • Contracts
  • Cooperative Engagement Capability
  • Data Links
  • Defense Systems
  • Governments
  • Information Operations
  • Information Systems
  • Marine Corps
  • Military Operations
  • National Security
  • Naval Warfare
  • Network Centric Warfare
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Defense Technology Research and Development.
  • Joint Military Operations and Doctrine.
  • Naval Mine Countermeasure Systems Development.