Download or read book Analyzing the Effects of Network Centric Warfare on Warfighter Empowerment written by Ahmed T. Williamson and published by . This book was released on 2002-06-01 with total page 173 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: NCW is a conceptual warfighting paradigm that seeks to exploit the advantages of information technologies to develop information superiority, leading to battlefield awareness and later escalating to battlefield dominance during future military operations. While military forces are currently experimenting within the framework of this new concept, efforts are being made to harness the opportunities made available by implementing network-centric concepts to increased operational efficiency and enhance combat power effectiveness so that optimal desired results may be achieved. However, the modem Marine Corps is comfortable and quite successful implementing its current, subordinate empowering doctrine of Maneuver Warfare, which emphasis the human behavioral aspects of warfare over technology implementation. The issue, then, is: how will Marine Corps warfighting performance be affected by changes in doctrine driven by advances in and the implementation of technology. This thesis seeks to answer this question through exploratory research of theoretical concepts on organizational performance, an examination of current and future warfighting concepts, and an assessment of the practicality of successfully implementing future warfighting concepts based upon the principles of a theoretical framework. Recommendations are provided for creation of a metro that will adequately assess the performance of empowered warfighters in a Network Centric Warfare environment.
Download or read book The Implementation of Network Centric Warfare written by and published by Government Printing Office. This book was released on 2005 with total page 82 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As the world enters a new millennium, the U.S. military simultaneously enters a new era in warfare -- an era in which warfare is affected by a changing strategic environment and rapid technological change. The United States and its multinational partners are experiencing a transition from the Industrial Age to the Information Age. Simultaneously, it is fully engaged in a global war on terrorism set in a new period of globalization. These changes, as well as the experiences gained during recent and ongoing military operations, have resulted in the current drive to transform the force with network-centric warfare (NCW) as the centerpiece of this effort. This document describes how the tenets and principles of NCW are providing the foundation for developing new warfighting concepts, organizations, and processes that will allow U.S. forces to maintain a competitive advantage over potential adversaries, now and in the future. In sum, the report provides an overview of the ongoing implementation of NCW in the Department of Defense (DoD). A brief description of NCW, including its origins, its central role in force transformation, its tenets and principles, and an implementation strategy, are provided in Chapter 1. An examination of NCW as an emerging theory of war, its relationship to the four domains of Information Age warfare, the growing evidence of its benefits, and the warfighting advantages it can provide are examined in Chapter 2. Chapter 3 focuses on network-centric operations (NCO), including the relationship of NCO to the overarching Joint Operations Concepts (JOpsC), the NCO experience in Afghanistan and Iraq, the development of the NCO Conceptual Framework, and the conduct of NCO case studies. An overview of Joint and Service plans and initiatives to develop and implement network-centric capabilities and the growing investment in these capabilities by our allies and multinational partners are provided in Chapter 4.
Download or read book The Implementation of Network centric Warfare written by and published by Office of Force Transformation. This book was released on 2005 with total page 92 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Provides answers to some of the fundamental questions regarding network-centric warfare (NCW) as an emerging theory of war in the Information Age. Describes how the tenets and principles of NCW are providing the foundation for developing new warfighting concepts, organizations, and processes that will allow our forces to maintain a competitive advantage over potential adversaries, now and in the future. Provides an overview of the ongoing implementation of NCW in the Department of Defense (DoD).
Download or read book Network Centric Warfare and Its Impact on Operational Functions written by and published by . This book was released on 2003 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Network-Centric Warfare (NCW), or Network-Centric Operations (NCO), is a term that evokes strong opinions. The proponents of NCW look to the future and see sensor grids, weapons platforms netted together, and the free flow of information relating the minute details of friendly and enemy forces. The opponents of NCW claim that the ability of net centric operations to give the commander detailed information about the battlespace will flatten the command hierarchy and tempt operational commanders to dabble in tactical decisions rather than concentrating on operational art. The use of Net-centric tools in modern warfare has not hampered warfighting. On the contrary, they have provided the synthesis of information needed to conduct operations, greatly enhancing the warfighting capability of the modern commander. For NCW to mature from the current tactical to the future operational level, it must support the operational commander and his/her staff in the functions of operational art. NCW as it exists today and in the near future can provide the Operational Commander with the tools to plan, collaborate and increase the speed with which the staff perform. It is through NCW that the Operational Commander will react quicker there-by shocking the adversary or thwarting an enemy timetable for victory. Net centric warfare will, in the future, bring these about.
Download or read book Network Centric Warfare and Operational Fires A Match for the Future written by and published by . This book was released on 2000 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Many people don't believe that Network Centric Warfare (NCW) is accomplishable given the facts as they are presented in the numerous magazine articles and books. Some argue that the concept is fine, but we will be unable to build the system and operate it as described. Others argue that the concept itself is flawed. This paper will argue one aspect of Network Centric Warfare-speed-as it applies to the ability to conduct operational fires. It will show the trend for speed and present some current day technologies that support the projected speed based around the NCW concept. It will also show that the NCW concept is achievable and will enable operational fires effects to become drastically faster than present day fires. Speed of effects -- the power to rapidly produce a desired result -- enabled through the evolutionary concept of Network Centric Warfare, will significantly impact warfighting, as we know it.
Download or read book Fortifying the Foundation of Combat Power Network Centric Warfare and Principles of Logistics written by and published by . This book was released on 2000 with total page 25 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The United States has within its reach the ability to prevail in any foreseeable conflict by virtue of its ability to see, comprehend, and control all aspects of the battlefield. This paper will evaluate, from a naval perspective, four of the seven principles of logistics, apply a network centric warfare approach, and review the positive implications of network centric warfare application. Furthermore, a review of the Department of the Navy's network centric warfare vision and the Joint Chiefs of Staff JV2010 vision with respect to logistics will be addressed. Although each principle of logistics is equally important, the application of network centric warfare to responsiveness, flexibility, sustainability, and survivability offers the greatest impact to the warfighter.
Download or read book Effects Based Operations written by Edward Allen Smith and published by Dod-Ccrp. This book was released on 2002 with total page 624 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001 fundamentally changed our security environment. The system of strategic deterrence in place since the beginning of the Cold War visibly collapsed. Now we are trying to fashion a new strategic deterrence that relies not so much on retaliation as on prevention, either stopping the terrorists outright, deterring the sponsors, or convincing them that terror cannot succeed. To help us deal with the pressing problems of the post-September 11th world, we have three ongoing technological revolutions in sensors, information technology, and weapons. These technologies can enable us to think differently about how we organize and fight. Indeed, this is what network-centric operations are about. Their true impact derives from how they are applied. Narrowly applied, they would produce more efficient attrition, yet they clearly can do much more. The concept of effects-based operations is the key to this broader role. It enables us to apply the power of the network-centric operations to the human dimension of war and to military operations across the spectrum of conflict from peace, to crisis, to war, which a new strategic deterrence demands. The broad utility of effects-based operations grows from the fact that they are focused on actions and their links to behavior, on stimulus and response, rather than on targets and damage infliction. They are applicable not only to traditional warfare, but also to military operations short of combat. Effects-based operations are coordinated sets of actions directed at shaping the behavior of friends, foes, and neutrals in peace, crisis, and war. In brief, network-centric operations are indeed a means to an end, and effects-based operations are that end.
Download or read book The Impact of Network Performance on Warfighter Effectiveness written by and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The concept of network-centric operations (NCO) involves developing communications and other linkages among all elements of a force to create shared awareness of operations. The objective of the research effort described in this report is to quantify the marginal impact of networking as part of an effort to evaluate the concept of NCO. We identified three key parameters of networking capability that affect warfighter effectiveness: (1) sense/acquire data (sensing parameters); (2) disseminate and communicate data (communication parameters); and (3) interpret, fuse, and react to the data (cognitive parameters). One specific objective of this report is to discuss the relative impact of all three families of parameters on overall warfighter effectiveness. The authors used a multi-agent-based, force-on-force simulator tool called Map Aware Non-Uniform Automata (MANA) to evaluate warfighter effectiveness for a simple urban scenario. Tens of thousands of MANA runs were conducted in an attempt to examine the impact of varied cognitive, communication, and sensing factors on warfighter effectiveness. Statistical analysis of simulation results quantified the correlation between the factors discussed above and warfighter effectiveness.
Download or read book Network Centric Warfare and the Principles of War written by Christopher M. Senenko and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 62 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "A central pillar of future warfighting concepts for the United States military is the idea of Network Centric Warfare (NCW). This new approach to military operations attempts to leverage Information Age innovations and apply them to the execution of warfare. Some advocates of this concept believe that it will change the character and nature of warfare, therefore, making the conventional concepts of warfare obsolete. The principles of war are another way of referring to the conventional concepts and character of warfare. The United States military has adopted a standardized series of principles which have stood the test of time and can be traced back to many of the classical theorists of warfare such as the Prussian strategic theorist Carl Von Clausewitz and the ancient Chinese military thinker Sun Tzu. It is these principles that must be analyzed when determining whether or not NCW has radically altered the landscape of warfare. While NCW concepts are force enablers and will assist the military of the future in the execution of its mission, they do not radically alter the classical principles of warfare, and for this reason they should not be considered the prime motivator for future resourcing and doctrinal decisions."--Abstract.
Download or read book Network Centric Warfare Implications for Operational Design written by and published by . This book was released on 2002 with total page 64 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The United States military is adapting itself to fight warfare in the Information Age, preparing forces that use information superiority as a key weapon. Advocates of this communication-based and information-based form of warfare use the term 'Network-Centric Warfare' to describe the new paradigm. This new form of warfighting is expected to fully exploit the power of shared information and superior communications. Both of the recent 'Joint Vision' documents, Joint Vision 2010 and Joint Vision 2020, embrace this new form of warfare as a central feature of the future of the U.S. military. But does Network-Centric Warfare significantly alter operational design of a campaign? Network-Centric Warfare is essentially warfare that generates combat power by effectively linking (networking) actors, sensors, and decision-makers. Shimon Naveh's definition of a campaign (as the competition of two competing complex systems) helps frame the context and relevance of Network-Centric Warfare. Given this context, one cannot underestimate the central importance of the sensor network to the overall effectiveness of the networked force. A campaign planner must consider the abilities and limitations of his sensor network as he plans the campaign, and design appropriate actions accordingly. Additionally, the campaign planner must carefully balance dispersion and mass to counter erosion of forces and sustain operational momentum. A campaign plan must contain the right balance of Network-Centric Warfare and traditional means to attain operational objectives.
Download or read book Network Centric Warfare and the Operational Concepts of War A Synergistic Effect written by and published by . This book was released on 2000 with total page 26 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The rapid development of information processing technology portends a change in the ways and means U.S. forces will conduct future warfare. This potential revolution military affairs (RMA), termed Network-Centric Warfare (NCW), promises to increase freedom of action at the strategic, operational, and tactical levels of war by allowing greater control of the operational factors of space, time, and force than has been previously possible. The most significant benefit of conducting war in a network-centric environment is enhanced battle space awareness. This enhanced awareness will allow the operational commander to work inside the enemy's decision cycle, better manage force disposition, and tailor forces to specific engagements using precision maneuver and precision guided, standoff munitions. Smaller, more effective and efficient forces will be able to accomplish a given objective and the pace of war will quicken, as combat in a network-centric environment becomes non-linear in conduct marked by simultaneous massing of effects. Network-Centric Warfare will serve to compress the factor of time and expand the factor of space. While it applies to all levels of war, its greatest effect will be at the operational and tactical levels of war where NCW will become the way to match the right force to the best course of action. While the synergistic effects of Network-Centric Warfare are evident in nearly every aspect of armed conflict, the true determinant of success will be the individual capabilities of the operational commander.
Download or read book An Analysis of the Impact of Network Centric Warfare on the Doctrine and Tactics Techniques and Procedures of Intelligence at the Operational Level written by and published by . This book was released on 1999 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This project sought to determine the impacts of network centric warfare (NCW) on the planning and direction of intelligence at the operational level, and what changes in joint intelligence doctrine (JID) and tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTPs) should/should not be made to support it? To meet those objectives, the analysis compared the NCW concept to the fundamentals upon which intelligence is to be employed in military operations (intelligence doctrine), the plans for taking doctrine to the field (the TTPs), and how the TTPs become reality in a real world operation (DESERT FOX). To serve as a point of departure, a working model for Now was established from the current literature. (This paper has classified appendices).
Download or read book Understanding Network Centric Warfare written by Dr. M N Sirohi and published by Alpha Editions. This book was released on 2016-02-20 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Network-centric warfare, is a military doctrine or theory of war pioneered by the United States Department of Defence in the 1990s. Network society is the expression coined in 1981 related to the social, political, economic and cultural changes caused by the spread of networked, digital information and communications technologies. The intellectual origins of the idea can be traced back to the work of early social theorists such as Georg Simmel who analyzed the effect of modernization and industrial capitalism on complex patterns of affiliation, organization, production and experience. Network centric warfare can trace its immediate origins to 1996 when Admiral William Owens introduced the concept of a ‘system of systems’ in a paper of the same name published by the Institute National Security Studies. Owens described the serendipitous evolution of a system of intelligence sensors, command and control systems, and precision weapons that enabled enhanced situational awareness, rapid target assessment, and distributed weapon assignment. The publication will be a valuable aid to the study of the vital aspects of the subject.
Download or read book Risks and Vulnerabilities of Network Centric Forces Insights from the Science of Complexity written by and published by . This book was released on 2003 with total page 27 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: NCW relies heavily on complexity science concepts like complex adaptive systems self-organization and network effects to support its proponents' claims of decisive operational utility to the war fighter. While many commentators have critiqued NCW from the historical, national-strategic, and "human-centric" perspectives, little work has been done to analyze the science behind the concept. This despite the fact that leading scientists in the field of complexity science admit that much more work needs to be done before the science's relevance to organized human activities is definitively proven. With the U.S. staking so much on network-centric capabilities, it is vital that the purported benefits of NCW be balanced by a frank assessment of its risks and vulnerabilities in anticipation of adversary challenges. For a combatant commander, the effects of an adversary intent on neutralizing or denying NCW's advantage will be immediately felt in the operational battlespace. As part of the operational planning process, a combatant commander's planning staff must identify the critical vulnerabilities associated with network-centric forces and formulate courses of action that mitigate risk and ensure operational protection of vital NCW capabilities. The central thesis of this paper is that the use of network-centric forces introduces risks and vulnerabilities that affect a combatant commander's ability to conduct operational warfare. An analysis is presented that illustrates potential risks and vulnerabilities of NCW, and recommendations are made that might help a combatant commander and a joint planning staff cope with them.
Download or read book Network Centric Warfare Implications for Applying the Principles of War written by and published by . This book was released on 1999 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Noting the competitive advantage that a computer network system completely integrated into a firm's structure and operations has provided to businesses, individuals have begun to argue that adoption of this concept by the United States armed forces would produce a comparable, competitive advantage in warfare. This concept, "network-centric warfare," a vision of warfare focused upon the central importance of a network of sensors, platforms, weapons, and users and its resulting synergistic effect, is beginning to cause considerable debate among those interested in the future of America's armed forces. Advocates of the network-centric concept of warfare foresee that it will provide a clear, detailed picture of the battlespace, increased speed of command, self-synchronization of units, and increased ability to mass effects. These enhanced capabilities, if ultimately realized, obviously have the potential to affect the manner in which commanders conduct war at the operational level. The paper's intent is to take the anticipated benefits of network-centric warfare as givens and then to examine the implications of these capabilities in applying the principles of war at the operational level of warfare.
Download or read book The Implications of Network Centric Warfare for United States and Multinational Military Operations written by and published by . This book was released on 1998 with total page 61 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The development of information technology has revolutionized both society and the way it conducts business. Companies that have been able to adapt to and exploit these fundamental changes have prospered; those that have not have often been left behind. The United States Navy's network-centric warfare (NCW) concept is based on the premise that the networking of sensors, weapons, and information systems, if coupled with appropriate operational concepts, tactics, and organizational structures, will likewise revolutionize the capabilities of the military. It will, it is claimed, fundamentally change the nature of war. In theory, a common, comprehensive, and comprehensible near-real-time view of the battlefield will enable a new and faster form of warfare characterized by the concepts of "speed of command" and "self-synchronization." Speed of command enables our forces to act, and react to enemy actions and changing vulnerabilities, so quickly and effectively that we "lock out" all possible alternate enemy strategies, forcing capitulation or stopping enemy actions before they begin. Comprehensive knowledge of the battlefield also allows self-synchronization--the ability of forces to organize from the bottom up. Bottom-up organizations are perceived as being better able to adapt to the dynamic, fast-paced, complex, fluid nature of military operations, and better able to rapidly exploit opportunities and enemy vulnerabilities. The network-centric warfare architecture will consist of three separate, but related, systems of systems--a sensor grid, an engagement grid, and an information backplane.
