Network Centric Warfare: Leveraging Technology - Challenging the Command and Control Paradigm

Abstract

Though a new concept that has only recently been introduced to the joint military community, the Marine Corps is pursuing the Network-Centric Warfare (NCW) concept. The NCW concept is a prospective warfighting paradigm that promises to contribute to achieving optimal command and control (C2) on the future battlefield by exploiting information technology. The greatest challenge lies not in leveraging this technology and integrating it with operational capabilities, but in convincing Marines to adopt a new C2 paradigm that may challenge the Marine Corps' current way of thinking. If the Marine Corps seeks to enjoy the potential benefits offered by NCW and achieve success on future battlefields, then Marine leaders must open their minds to understanding, leveraging, and implementing Information Age technology.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 2003
Accession Number
ADA524355

Entities

People

  • A. T. Williamson

Organizations

  • Marine Corps War College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • C4I
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Command And Control
  • Communication Networks
  • Doctrine
  • Information Operations
  • Information Systems
  • Information Warfare
  • Marine Corps
  • Military Education
  • Military Operations
  • Military Organizations
  • Military Science
  • National Security
  • Network Centric Warfare
  • United States
  • War Colleges
  • Warfare

Fields of Study

  • Computer science

Readers

  • Joint Military Operations and Doctrine.
  • Systems Analysis and Design

Technology Areas

  • Fully Networked C3
  • Fully Networked C3 - Command and Control