Network-centric operations: The key to military transformation in the 21st century

This white paper presents a high-level view of network-centric operations for the military. It discusses transforming the armed forces from the current platform-centric organization to a network-centric organization, which can increase effectiveness exponentially.

The white paper explains the broader concept of network-centric operations. This approach is not just a technical realization; it requires changes in human and organizational behavior as well.

Many of the drivers for this transformation are military specific (e.g., avoiding friendly fire), while others exist in commercial industries as well (e.g., the technological enablers in the mobile domain).

The paper also illustrates the organization of armed forces that have enabled their network centric operations. This organization is depicted not from a structural, departmental or process view, but from an operational view. Networking the organization puts more emphasis on the organization's structural flexibility and processes to enable quick response to asymmetrical, unexpected events.

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