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Battlespace Technologies Network-Enabled Information Dominance This book is part of the Artech HouseIntelligence and Information Operations Series. For a list of recent related titles, turn to the back of this book. Battlespace Technologies Network-Enabled Information Dominance Richard S. Deakin Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data A catalog record for this book is available from the U.S. Library of Congress. British Library Cataloguing in Publication Data A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library. Cover design by Vicki Kane Text design by Darrell Judd ISBN: 978-1-59693-337-8 Cover photo of two F-22 Raptors by Senior Master Sergeant Thomas Meneguin © U.S. Air Force. Images and illustrations used in this book are provided by the author or are used with permission where stated. All other images and illustrations are used under “fair use” copyright doctrine, from public sources and private organizations, or are images used under Creative Commons/GNU licenses that make them available to the general public, or with explicit and noted permission. All rights remain with the original image owners. © 2010ARTECHHOUSE 685 Canton Street Norwood, MA 02062 All rights reserved. Printed and bound in the United States of America. No part of this book may be reproduced or utilized in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or by any information storage and retrieval system, without permission in writing from the publisher. All terms mentioned in this book that are known to be trademarks or service marks have been appropriately capitalized.ArtechHouse cannot attest to the accuracy of this information. Use of a term in this book should not be regarded as affecting the validity of any trademark or service mark. 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 To Commander David Deakin LVO, OBE, RN vii Contents Acknowledgments xi 1 Introduction 1 The changing pace of warfare 2 Increasingly diverse challenges and threats in the information age 8 The strategic context 10 Information and influence: the new weapons of war 13 The role of electronic combat systems in supporting information operations 17 From data to decision: the role of sensors in networked decision making 20 Networked warfare: myth and reality 24 Adapting to networked warfare 26 2 Principles and Evolution of Network-Enabled Warfare 31 Setting the scene for network-enabled capabilities 34 The utility of network-enabled capability 45 Intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) 100 Intelligence, surveillance, target acquisition, and reconnaissance (ISTAR) 101 The impact of NEC on military doctrine and capabilities 147 The impact of NEC on sensor performance 180 3 NEC Concepts 195 Core NEC themes 195 NEC vulnerability 250 BATTLESPACE TECHNOLOGIES: NETWORK-ENABLED INFORMATION DOMINANCE viii Contents 4 NEC Techniques and Technologies 265 Data fusion 265 Applications of data and information fusion 285 Radio communications 291 Underwater data links and communications 328 Software-defined radios 337 Networked communications, broadcast systems, and data links 340 Data link principles 341 Tactical data links 375 Instant messaging and chat systems 419 Collaborative networks 420 Network broadcast systems 426 5 Future Trends in Network-Enabled Capabilities 437 Data collection and sensing 437 Data transportation and networking 440 Data analysis and interpretation 442 Networked decision making and C2 444 Effects systems 446 Platforms and hardware 448 Doctrinal aspects 451 A Western Coalitions 457 European Union (EU) 457 Western Economic Union (WEU) 457 Euro-Atlantic Partnership Council 458 Organization on Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) 458 North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) 458 United Nations (UN) 459 Other international alliance organizations 459 BATTLESPACE TECHNOLOGIES: NETWORK-ENABLED INFORMATION DOMINANCE Contents ix B Link-16 Network Message Sets and Network Participation Groups 461 Link-16 network participation groups 462 C Modulation Techniques 465 Analog modulation 465 Amplitude modulation (AM) 465 Frequency modulation (FM) 465 Phase modulation (PM) 466 Digital modulation 466 D Frequency Classifications 469 Radio Society of Great Britain 470 E The Kill Chain 473 F The Defend Chain 477 List of Acronyms and Abbreviations 481 About the Author 495 Index 497 BATTLESPACE TECHNOLOGIES: NETWORK-ENABLED INFORMATION DOMINANCE
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