Grasshopper27
Banned
Or what is, "NET-CENTRIC WARFARE"
In 2001, a surprisingly small U.S. force routed the Taliban and al-Qaida on its home turf ? where similar forces once repulsed a sustained Soviet heavy attack ? in part because U.S. units held an incredible information edge. If Iraq is attacked again a large force will hold an even greater edge.
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Smaller land forces may use the same main weapons than in 1991, but support gadgets are way better. In 1997, the Army conducted an ?Advanced Warfighting Experiment? at its war games facility in California. The purpose was to determine if data links would alter combat. For instance, military units often travel close together ? thus controlling less territory while offering a tempting target ? in order to communicate better. In the Advanced Warfighting Experiment, units were equipped with ?net-centric? devices ? essentially, a tactical Internet ? that dramatically improved communication. Tacticians realized this meant units did not have to stay close together. Once widely spread but still acting with knowledge of each other?s moves, the war-game forces became much more effective.
If Iraq is attacked again, considerable ?net-centric? apparatus will debut. One new system enables all fighter pilots to see the same AWACS-generated projection of the local sky. Laptoplike devices will allow infantry officers to view information being collected by a new radar plane called JSTARS. Previously, surveillance data would be transferred to the rear for analysis and not reach active companies for hours or days. Gizmos similar to Blackberries will allow individual soldiers to know exactly where they are and quite a bit about where their comrades are.
In 2001, a surprisingly small U.S. force routed the Taliban and al-Qaida on its home turf ? where similar forces once repulsed a sustained Soviet heavy attack ? in part because U.S. units held an incredible information edge. If Iraq is attacked again a large force will hold an even greater edge.
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Smaller land forces may use the same main weapons than in 1991, but support gadgets are way better. In 1997, the Army conducted an ?Advanced Warfighting Experiment? at its war games facility in California. The purpose was to determine if data links would alter combat. For instance, military units often travel close together ? thus controlling less territory while offering a tempting target ? in order to communicate better. In the Advanced Warfighting Experiment, units were equipped with ?net-centric? devices ? essentially, a tactical Internet ? that dramatically improved communication. Tacticians realized this meant units did not have to stay close together. Once widely spread but still acting with knowledge of each other?s moves, the war-game forces became much more effective.
If Iraq is attacked again, considerable ?net-centric? apparatus will debut. One new system enables all fighter pilots to see the same AWACS-generated projection of the local sky. Laptoplike devices will allow infantry officers to view information being collected by a new radar plane called JSTARS. Previously, surveillance data would be transferred to the rear for analysis and not reach active companies for hours or days. Gizmos similar to Blackberries will allow individual soldiers to know exactly where they are and quite a bit about where their comrades are.
