Return-Path: <sentto-279987-2130-1001042719-fc=all.net@returns.onelist.com> Delivered-To: fc@all.net Received: from 204.181.12.215 by localhost with POP3 (fetchmail-5.1.0) for fc@localhost (single-drop); Thu, 20 Sep 2001 20:27:10 -0700 (PDT) Received: (qmail 10534 invoked by uid 510); 21 Sep 2001 03:25:40 -0000 Received: from n26.groups.yahoo.com (216.115.96.76) by 204.181.12.215 with SMTP; 21 Sep 2001 03:25:40 -0000 X-eGroups-Return: sentto-279987-2130-1001042719-fc=all.net@returns.onelist.com Received: from [10.1.4.55] by fg.egroups.com with NNFMP; 21 Sep 2001 03:25:19 -0000 X-Sender: fc@big.all.net X-Apparently-To: iwar@onelist.com Received: (EGP: mail-7_3_2_2); 21 Sep 2001 03:25:19 -0000 Received: (qmail 48027 invoked from network); 21 Sep 2001 03:25:18 -0000 Received: from unknown (10.1.10.26) by l9.egroups.com with QMQP; 21 Sep 2001 03:25:18 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO big.all.net) (65.0.156.78) by mta1 with SMTP; 21 Sep 2001 03:25:18 -0000 Received: (from fc@localhost) by big.all.net (8.9.3/8.7.3) id UAA05942 for iwar@onelist.com; Thu, 20 Sep 2001 20:25:18 -0700 Message-Id: <200109210325.UAA05942@big.all.net> To: iwar@onelist.com (Information Warfare Mailing List) Organization: I'm not allowed to say X-Mailer: don't even ask X-Mailer: ELM [version 2.5 PL1] From: Fred Cohen <fc@all.net> Mailing-List: list iwar@yahoogroups.com; contact iwar-owner@yahoogroups.com Delivered-To: mailing list iwar@yahoogroups.com Precedence: bulk List-Unsubscribe: <mailto:iwar-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com> Date: Thu, 20 Sep 2001 20:25:18 -0700 (PDT) Reply-To: iwar@yahoogroups.com Subject: [iwar] [fc:Network.warfare.making.progress] Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Network warfare making progress BY George I. Seffers, FCW, 9/20/01 <a href="http://www.fcw.com/fcw/articles/2001/0917/web-dod-09-19-01.asp">http://www.fcw.com/fcw/articles/2001/0917/web-dod-09-19-01.asp> Network-centric warfare promises to revolutionize U.S. military operations on the battlefield, but the capability is not yet fully developed, according to a Pentagon report on the subject. Network-centric warfare "should not be misconstrued as a fully developed and deployable warfighting capability. It is not," the report states. "Far more needs to be done to develop, test and refine network-centric concepts of operation and co-evolve them with doctrine, organization, command approach, systems, and other components of a mission capability package." The report was delivered to Congress in July and publicized on the Internet early this week. It sheds light on the military's network-centric warfare capabilities-and shortfalls-just as the United States gears up for military action in response to the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon Sept. 11. Information technologies-especially those in the command, control, communications, computers, intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance domain-are expected to play an important role as the military tries to hunt down an elusive enemy. The report adds that "considerable effort will also be required to develop network-centric capabilities that can effectively be employed in allied and coalition operations" and noted that the capability holds promise. "The experiences with early efforts to explore network-centric capabilities have been characterized by only a limited capability to network the force and by applications of limited scope and scale," the report states. "Despite this limitation, these efforts yielded promising results. Deployment of a more fully mature network-centric capability will transform the way in which wars are fought. The resulting impact on the effectiveness of U.S. forces will justify the term 'revolutionary.'" The tenets of network-centric warfare are as follows: * A robustly networked force improves information sharing. * Information sharing enhances quality of information and shared situational awareness. * Shared situational awareness enables collaboration and self-synchronization, and enhances sustainability and speed of command. * These, in turn, dramatically increase mission effectiveness. ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ---------------------~--> Get your FREE VeriSign guide to security solutions for your web site: encrypting transactions, securing intranets, and more! http://us.click.yahoo.com/XrFcOC/m5_CAA/yigFAA/kgFolB/TM ---------------------------------------------------------------------~-> ------------------ http://all.net/ Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
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