 | Networked Operations and Transformation: Context and Canadian Contributions Subjects: Western countries -- Armed Forces -- Technological innovations; Western countries -- Armed Forces -- Reorganization; Command and control systems -- Western countries; Military art and science -- Technological innovations; The driving concept behind the transformation of Western armed forces in the twenty-first century has been a fully integrated information network that will supposedly create a "decisive" advantage in fighting and other military actions. In a detailed examination of different types of networked operations, including Network-Centric Warfare (NCW) and Network Enabled Operations, the authors argue that such operations offer not a new theory of war but a series of largely untested assumptions that must be validated before they are accepted as a basis for transforming the military. English Allan : Allan English is adjunct professor, history, Queen's University, has taught warfare theory and history at the Canadian Forces College, Toronto, and is the author of Understanding Military Culture: A Canadian Perspective.Coombs Howard : Howard G. Coombs is a Ph.D candidate, history, Queens University, and a co-editor of The Operational Art: Canadian Perspectives - Context and Concepts.Allan English is adjunct professor, history, Queen's University, has taught warfare theory and history at the Canadian Forces College, Toronto, and is the author of Understanding Military Culture: A Canadian Perspective. |
