Freedom and Control Networks in Military Environments
Militaries around the world are pursuing the idea of Network Centric Warfare as the fundamental basis for how they will conduct operations in the future. NCW suggests that “a robustly networked force improves information sharing and collaboration, which enhances the quality of information and sha...
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Format: | Working Paper |
Language: | English |
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2016
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Online Access: | https://hdl.handle.net/10356/82390 http://hdl.handle.net/10220/39965 |
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Institution: | Nanyang Technological University |
Language: | English |
Summary: | Militaries around the world are pursuing the idea of Network Centric Warfare as the
fundamental basis for how they will conduct operations in the future. NCW suggests
that “a robustly networked force improves information sharing and collaboration,
which enhances the quality of information and shared situational awareness. This
enables further collaboration and self-synchronization and improves sustainability and
speed of command, which ultimately result in dramatically increased mission
effectiveness.” In many respects, NCW seeks to develop military power in the same
way that the Internet has enhanced both business and individual knowledge.
This article explores the development of this concept of information sharing
particularly with regard to the possibility of enhancing information sharing within
military coalition environments. It suggests that there is a fundamental dialectical
tension between the enhanced freedom of action sought by NCW and the need to
protect information on networks. The nature of this tension will resolve itself in
unpredictable fashions, however, its essence reveals that it is highly unlikely that
NCW will enhance coalition operations in the same way it might enhance national
operations. |
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