Empirical Agility

Abstract

While considerable work has been done on the topic of Agility over the past decade, the major case studies related to C2 have been conducted by NATO SAS Research Task Groups (065 and 085) as efforts to validate the concepts and relationships in their analyses and models of C2 approaches. However, there is a meaningful body of relevant work carried out by historians and analysts that document empirical and observable situations where Agility has proven important, not only recently, but also over time. This paper reviews the empirical evidence captured in some these efforts, focuses attention on the long term importance of Agility in military affairs and points out significant measurement issues that remain unresolved...

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 2014
Accession Number
ADA607118

Entities

People

  • Richard E. Hayes

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • C4I
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Engineered Resilient Systems
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Aircrafts
  • Artillery
  • Case Studies
  • Combat Operations
  • Combat Readiness
  • Command And Control
  • Defense Systems
  • Disruptive Technology
  • Measurement
  • Military Operations
  • Military Science
  • Numerical Analysis
  • Second World War
  • Situational Awareness
  • Training
  • Warfare

Fields of Study

  • Computer science

Readers

  • Aerospace Engineering.
  • Military History of the United States in the 20th Century.
  • Systems Analysis and Design