To be effective, non kinetic warfare may precede or succeed kinetic application. In other words, it is a sumtotal of kinetic and non kinetic actions that can be taken to target an adversarys sociopolitical, cultural, economic and military spheres. Jun 04, 2019 technically, nonkinetic means it doesnt involve motion, but in warfare, kinetic capabilities are those that focus on destroying enemy forces through application of physical explosive, impact, tactical manoevre effects while nonkinetic. While sometimes details are mentioned on the weapon used, the focus is on terminal ballistics, i. Supporting the warfighter the warfighter needs intelligent systems providing real time.
Kinetic energy weapons the beginning of an interagency challenge by daniel c. Kinetic was used as a retronymic euphemism for military action in bush at war, a 2002 book by bob. Certainly some will be more advanced in spiritual warfare work, as some are more advanced in the area of physical medical missionary work. Capabilities of the chinese peoples liberation army to carry. Captain mickey batson and lieutenant commander matthew labert, usn, address dependency of cyberspace on the ems in their paper describing nonkinetic warfare concepts, focused primarily on offensive cyberspace operations oco and. Protection means identifying and managing the threat, all in a matter of seconds. In this paper i will discuss strategic communication requirements as they relate to irregular warfare and the future of air force public affairs, and then offer recommendations for a way ahead.
Most scholars merge this term with public diplomacy and see it in the prism of. Defense and strategy in political war cyber security and information warfare, emerging security, sara fallaha august 9, 2017 may 7, 2018 sara fallaha whether our world leaders are ready to admit it or not, the western world is currently engaged in a political war that is unique to our increasingly digitized and globalized. Jan 29, 2014 lowcost systems can soak up enemy missiles at favorable costexchange ratios. That does sound ominous and will make an expert on 5th generation warfare eminent and important at. Thus we are more vulnerable to hackerwar and cyberwar. Can kasapoglu is an ndc eisenhower fellow in the research division of the nato defense college in rome.
Changing spectrum of warfare seen in the lens of time and. Cyber and electronic warfare ew are currently placed under nformation i operations io in the aoc. Chinas nonkinetic three warfares against america the. Airpower lessons for an air force cyberpower targeting.
Psychological psyops aimed at undermining the enemys confidence, morale and decisionmaking capabilities. For more information on the nkocc and integration of non kinetic actions including io, space, cyberspace and ew, see air force tactics, techniques, and procedures 33. However, the united states, within and beyond the military, is also far more dependent than others on information systems. Approved for public release, distribution is unlimited 19 october 2017. He also serves as an analyst on defense issues for the istanbulbased thinktank the center for economics and foreign policy studies edam.
Future threats will also encompass the war on drugs, radical groups, control of resources and religious. Spiritual warfare is a jesus focused, jesus centered work. In fact a target prosecuted with lethal means produces both kinetic effect and even non kinetic ones as well. Irpnon kinetic warfare i individual research paper non. The liminal manoeuvre space for netwar could thus expand to cover most of the planet, with every. Awfare is an irregular, or non kinetic warfare method where a state or an armed group uses or abuses the law in order to defeat the enemy without bloodshed or to win the case over the adversary in the court of public opinion. Hybrid warfare can be used to describe the flexible and complex dynamics of the battlespace requiring a highly adaptable and resilient response. The talibans information warfare a comparative analysis of nato information operations info ops and.
An examination for sensemaking, elaboration and discussion journal of information warfare the definitive publication for the best and latest research and analysis on information warfare, information operations, and cyber crime. Asymmetric warfare is best understood as a strategy, a tactic, or a method of warfare and conflict. Against traditional interpretations of clausewitzian centers of gravity, we examine the characteristics and behaviors of non state actors nsas operating in virtual space. In practical terms, the political warfare assault on president trump cannot be separated from the cultural. Kinetic targeting refers to the targeted application of military force based on the release or concentration of kinetic energy against opposing forces or objects with primarily lethal effects in the physical domain, whereas non kinetic targeting describes the targeted application of other military and non military capabilities against. Integration of kinetic and non kinetic solutions with acceptance of the general construct laid out in the preceding paragraphs kinetic and non kinetic weapons now become tools of choice based on risk assessment and effectiveness and not a tradeoff based on black magic. Raytheon will deliver an initial ccewif wargame tool by early 2018. Thus, they limit viable courses of action that can be taken in support of regional stability. Cybersecurity interdisciplinary systems laboratory cisl sloan school of management, room e62422.
Nonlinear warfare and reflexive control by can kasapoglu1 1 dr. Patricia blocksome of the us naval war college notes. Central intelligence agency, the chemical and biological warfare threat washington, d. Pdf a new technological paradigm often leads to a new societal paradigm, and not vice versa. These war games seldom include the use of nonkinetic tactics and counterinsurgency doctrine. Read more about virtual non state actors as clausewitzian centers of gravity. Air force, where he evaluates impact of developing and conceptual weapon systems at the campaign level. But a third group has been evolved that are called as nonstate actors and these nonstate actors are at war with the military, also with the government and innocent civilians are being targeted. Cyber warfare is an entirely different, non kinetic problem set compared to traditional warfare. This is because the reduction of the functions of warfare in a pure sense.
As a result, qualified cyber leaders are rare and a mature, career long. Aug 01, 2014 kinetic targeting refers to the targeted application of military force based on the release or concentration of kinetic energy against opposing forces or objects with primarily lethal effects in the physical domain, whereas non kinetic targeting describes the targeted application of other military and non military capabilities against. Autonomous non kinetic weapons could jam, spoof, and disable enemy sensors, sowing confusion and raising the electromagnetic noise level to hide followon u. Fourth edition of the insights and best practices focus. Jan 05, 2016 it next projects nonkinetic force in the form of flotillas of whitehulled civilian fleetsthats the psychological warfare. Raytheon developing first of its kind automated assessment. Both kinetic, semi kinetic proxy and non contact warfare are blending into one whole war fighting machine spanning the time and space arena. Nonkineticenergy weapons termed nonlethal geneva academy. Airmobile swarms could revolutionize ground maneuver warfare. While the attacks on president trump arise out of political warfare considerations based on non kinetic lines of effort as discussed below, they operate in a battlespace prepared, informed and conditioned by cultural marxist drivers. Non persistent psychedelic agent 3 bz white crystalline solid with no odor non persistent pharmaceuticals, tranquilizers 1. Cyber warfare, aimed at penetrating, damaging or subvertying enemy it systems.
Another aspect of non linear warfare that has risen in importance is the use of irregular non state. Sustainment getting a task force into the joint operating area joa rapidly is one thing, but sustaining that. Cyberwarfare coaches in competitive sports often play to their teams strengths in order to win. Cltc occasional white paper series cyber operations. How industrys helping the us air force with multidomain. Sep 25, 2017 in the space of an operations environment, weve built modeling and simulation capabilities to merge kinetic. Therefore the principal fields of nonkinetic warfare include. Kinetic was used as a retronymic euphemism for military action in bush at war, a 2002 book by bob woodward. Private companies engage in russias non linear warfare. The paper on nonkinetic challenges to the state of pakistan is a. The united states army uses war games to better understand the outcome of military maneuvers before formal executed. Technically, nonkinetic means it doesnt involve motion, but in warfare, kinetic. Pentagon study signals growing awareness of nonkinetic. Kinetic and non kinetic tactics of competing powers over the.
But electronic warfare is changing as other approaches to accomplishing non kinetic kill appear. Cyber warfare conflict analysis and case studies mohan b. Does this apply to warfare, specifically cyberwar versus traditional war, or. Multimodal, lowintensity, kinetic as well as non kinetic threats to international peace and security include cyber war, asymmetric conflict scenarios, global. When used in both an offensive and defensive capacity, these nonkinetic instruments add a muchneeded weapon to the coalitions arsenal of warfare. Enduring principles and new directions by gregory conti and david raymond leadership is a core competency of the officers, warrant officers, and noncommissioned officers across the military services. Non kinetic effects surface warfare combat systems ranges, training performance assessment autonomous vehicles expeditionary. This is the fourth edition of the insights and best practices focus paper on integration and. Irregular warfare iw is a key element of modern great power competition gpc, and our adversaries are deftly exploiting unconventional methodologiesparticularly the use of information and intermediaries i. They are a potent arsenal of warfare, especially when war is not officially declared. For instance, cyber warfare the use of computer code and operations to accomplish military objectives has become a big area of innovation as the u. This creates a loose relationship because there are not solid ties or similarities between non kinetic assets and space. Targeting is used in military doctrine to describe a military operational way, using military means to influence a target or addressee in order to achieve designated political andor military goals.
Degree in wmd studies as a national defense university. Computer network operations, and 5 electronic warfare. While the attacks on president trump arise out of political warfare considerations based on non kinetic. Io is a term to include computer network operations computer network attack and defense, electronic warfare, operational security, military deception, and psyop. This study briefly dilates upon the concept of non kinetic warfare, its materialization in different forms with main focus on cyber aspects of non kinetic. He suggested that there are fundamental changes in the manner that these commanders approached their duties, recognizing the shifts in mission, training and methodologies. Request pdf on apr 1, 2009, w j hurley and others published non kinetic capabilities for irregular warfare. Russias non kinetic forms of warfare, from cyberattacks to allout information wars, have strengthened its position and power struggle against the west. In the modern context, non kinetic warfare is a synonym to unconventional or nontraditional methodologies. The potency of russian cyber espionage has transformed from conventional information gathering into a series of coordinated and sophisticated operations which have successfully disseminated. This study briefly dilates upon the concept of non kinetic warfare, its materialization in different forms with main focus on cyber aspects of non kinetic warfare. The phrase is used to contrast between conventional military force and soft force, including diplomacy, sanctions and cyber warfare. The four factors italicized are used to analyse non kinetic targeting, thereby complementing our knowledge and understanding of the prevalent kinetic targeting.
Information operations, electronic warfare, and cyberwar. Because of the very nature of cyberspace and its dependency on the electromagnetic spectrum, the separation of oco and ea is, and will continue to become, indistinguishable as time and technology progress. Nonkineticcounterinsurgency operations a study in command. Integrate kinetic and non kinetic fires to achieve desired lethal and nonlethal effects on targets. Systems such as ngj and mald are designed for capability growth, sustainability and affordability. Info ops and taliban non kinetic activity has often lead to the mistaken belief that. Nonkinetic warfare, or conflict without the use of force for the purpose of inflicting physical damage. Kinetic military action is a euphemism for military action involving active warfare, including lethal force. Training joint forces for asymmetric operations hugh henry robert g. Mil program executive office command, control, communications, computers and intelligence peo c4i distribution statement a. Chamberlain mitre corporation jet propulsion laboratory 3504 lake lynda drive, suite 410 california institute of technology orlando, fl 328171484, usa 4800 oak grove drive pasadena, ca 911098099, usa abstract. The paper on nonkinetic challenges to the state of pakistan is a pioneer research effort.
Smith, usaf xi about the author xiii acknowledgements xv abstract xvii 1 introduction 1 2 from airpower development to targeting the industrial web 17 3 targeting. Both kinetic and nonkinetic capabilities can contribute to this objective, but nonkinetic capabilities will. Economic warfare, aimed at degrading enemy productivity and prosperity. Excessive emphasis on traditional weapon platforms associated with combined arms warfare runs the danger of underinvesting in emerging non kinetic instruments.
This concept serves as a foundation for developing future cyberspace and electronic warfare. But whatever you call them, they cannot make us more optimistic than in the past. Advanced electronic attack solutions deliver non kinetic and digital effects while providing a cloak of protection for platforms. Examples of other ircs employed across the romo can be seen in figure on io and the romo. Such an expansion will enhance the development of a more comprehensive nonkinetic warfare doctrine, which includes other disciplines such as psychological operations, military deception, etc. It was a masterful stroke of combining actual weaponry the df21d with an. Thus, the states response needs to be balanced, inclusive and one that incorporates political, economic, societal and military measures.
Engstrom science applications international corporation march 2009 notice. Predictions no war unless baku 100% certain of victory or domestic political situation boils over. The lord jesus christ had a balanced ministry which included spiritual warfare. Understanding new evolving concept and its relevance for pakistan ms. For the purposes of this study, we take nonkinetic capabilities to be. Get beyond physical destruction thinking to include influencing behavior and actions. Some weapons combine both chemical energy the explosive which is. Both provide a decided edge at informationbased warfare, electronic warfare, and commandandcontrol warfare.
Finally, cctv repeatedly portrays a peaceful china as a. Pdf nonkinetic warfare challenges of the information. In the modern context, non kinetic warfare is a synonym to unconventional or non traditional methodologies. The coming era will increasingly see nation level coordinated efforts between contact and non contact warfare. Hybrid warfare conducted by state or nonstate actors are typically tailored to remain below obvious detection and response thresholds, and often rely on the speed, volume and ubiquity of digital technology that characterizes the present information age. Nonkinetic weapons now become tools of choice based on risk assessment and effectiveness and not a tradeoff based on black magic.
Sproull is an advanced concept weapons analyst for the u. We must therefore understand asymmetric warfare, and be able to respond in kind. It also looks at certain key scenarios in which these weapons are likely to be used. According to most scholars, fourth generation warfare techniques are already being employed, and fifth generation is currently in its developing stages. Together, both the nkocc and dc4 teams address non kinetic integration. The evolved form of insurgency warfare witnessed during the vietnam and afghanistan wars has been labeled 4gw fourthgeneration warfare. What to expect from competing powers over the coming. This includes the convergence of the physical and psychological, the kinetic and nonkinetic, and combatants and noncombatants. Chapman and cowling, the mathematical theory of non uniform gases lifshitz and pitaevskii, physical kinetics both of these are old school. The raytheon coordinated cyberelectronic warfare integrated fires program, or ccewif, uses analytics to assess the probabilities of success within a wargame scenario, using a mix of kinetic and non kinetic options. Reif ends with a much wider ranging discussion of kinetic theory, transport and stochastic processes. A principle tenant of leadership is competence in the domain of operations. In their book unrestricted warfare, qiao liang and.
Awfare is an irregular, or nonkinetic warfare method where a state or an armed group uses or abuses the law in order to defeat the enemy without bloodshed or to win the case over the adversary in the court of public opinion. Expanding the nonkinetic warfare arsenal proceedings. From industrial web to wardens rings 37 4 artifacts for cyber power targeting 61. Japan, indonesia and south korea are joining hands with the.
Sep 26, 2017 trumps nonkinetic warfare options on north korea. Four case studies find, read and cite all the research you need on researchgate. Pdf nonkinetic operations for stabilizing government. Capabilities of the chinese peoples liberation army to carry out military action in the event of a regional military conflict prepared for the u.
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