Search Results

Your search for Command and Control found 130 results.

CNA Welcomes Lieutenant General Dennis Crall, USMC (Ret.) To Board of Trustees

/our-media/press-releases/2023/07-12

Lieutenant General Dennis Crall, USMC (Ret.) joins the CNA Board of Trustees

served in multiple service and joint leadership roles. He brings to the table expertise in cybersecurity; artificial intelligence strategy; integration of command, control, communications, and computers ... CNA’s world-class team.”  LtGen Crall most recently served in the Pentagon as director of Command, Control, Communications, and Computers for the Joint Staff. Prior senior roles include Deputy ... Operational Art and Science from Air Command and Staff College and a Master of Science in National Security Strategy from the National Defense University. He holds a Bachelor of Science from the University

Exploring PRC Research on Kill Chains and Kill Webs

/analyses/2026/07/exploring-prc-research-on-kill-chains-and-kill-webs

The purpose of this report is to examine research produced by analysts affiliated with China’s military and national security apparatus discussing kill processes.

, and DoW’s Joint All-Domain Command and Control. PRC writings on kill processes treat the U.S. as an implied pacing threat. PRC analysts use U.S. military constructs and technologies as a reference ... that supports decision-making and command and control (C2)  The ability to intelligently generate future kill webs systems that have desired characteristics in terms of accuracy, capability, resiliency ... the development of some technologies that would enable connections between sensors, command units, weapons, and platforms to improve the PLA’s kill processes. Adopting a U.S. concept for a PRC

Russian Army Organization and Modernization

/analyses/2019/10/russian-army-organization-and-modernization

In this CNA occasional paper, Aleksei Ramm, one of Russia’s leading military journalists, discusses the evolution and modernization of the Russian Army over the past decade. This report examines the major reforms that redefined the Army’s mission and capabilities, including the dramatic reconfiguration of the service’s organizational relationships and management system and the extensive modernization of weaponry, C4ISR, and other capabilities. The paper outlines the evolution of Russian Army military technology and the associated changes in how the ground forces execute their tactics, techniques, and procedures today. The report also discusses the implications of these changes for the future operational readiness of the Russian military.

and system of management, together with extensive modernization of capabilities, from weapons to command and control (C2). This process of reorganization, shaped heavily by the armed forces’ experience ... mission-tailored combat groupings to replace the traditional brigade‐division‐field army hierarchy. This new structure emphasizes the integration of unmanned aerial systems (UASs) and automated C3-C4IS (Command, Control, Communications, Computer, Intelligence, and Satellites) in its structure and working relationships. The latter, C3-C4IS, is an essential battlefield and theatre command component. Moreover

ai and autonomy in russia: Issue 42, July 18, 2022

/our-media/newsletters/ai-and-autonomy-in-russia/issue-42

awareness and command and control. He proposes equipping each tank with micro- drones that will operate within a line-of-sight range (up to 4-5 km) in order to look around the corner, over the top ... can switch between manual and automated control, thus masking the UAV signal from Ukrainian countermeasures. RUSSIAN MILITARY CONTINUES USING AND REFINING UGV TACTICS AND CONCEPTS Russian ... . The joint system relies on collecting large amounts of data from process control systems and technical diagnostic systems, while also simultaneously performing diagnostics and running a predictive

ai and autonomy in russia: Issue 34, March 21, 2022

/our-media/newsletters/ai-and-autonomy-in-russia/issue-34

—showed the drone's guidance system, a strike with a guided munition, and the ensuing explosion on the ground. The Russian military identified the target as the forward operating command and control ... on Wrangel Island in Chukotka region. According to the exercise, multiple UAV targets were detected and classified, and these data were then transferred to the air defense command post. During another exercise ... coming from the control and measuring equipment available at the facilities, including streaming scanning, vehicle weight and size measurements, and radiation monitoring. The proposal indicates the use

china ai and autonomy report: Issue 7, January 27, 2022

/our-media/newsletters/china-ai-and-autonomy-report/issue-7

The China AI and Autonomy Report, issue 7, is a biweekly newsletter published by CNA, on artificial intelligence and autonomy in China.

of military operations, it also entails some risk. AI presents new ethical issues in the command and control (C2) of machines. AI systems, for example, lack value systems that constrain human behavior ... ’s Army Command College discuss relationships between machines and humans in intelligent warfare.   In an article titled   “Exploring the ‘Underlying Logic’ of Intelligent Warfare from Four Basic ... and that all operate by some form of human control. This results in a situation in which the unmanned system is in the “front” and humans are in the “back” controlling or managing the system’s operation. Even

pla update: Issue 20, April 30, 2024

/our-media/newsletters/pla-update/issue-20

PLA Update, Issue 20, is a CNA China Studies Program monthly newsletter, with summaries of Chinese media coverage of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA).

participate in major international governance issues such as artificial intelligence (AI) control, space debris management, and deep sea environmental protection. They also recommended contributing ... vertically integrate information systems and share data in support of a common operating picture and integrated command platform. MILITARY DIPLOMACY & OVERSEAS ACTIVITIES PLA Competes in Snowfield ... in PRC writings, within the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, it refers to an officer who exerts tactical control over assigned forces in a specific exercise serial. For more on the 2024 iteration

Checklist Advances the Ethical Use of Artificial Intelligence

/our-media/press-releases/2022/01-24

CNA introduces tool to implement ethics policies for autonomous systems

the system, in the event that command and control is lost, abort mission and return to base or destroy itself? Did the test and evaluation procedure utilize Red Team attacks specifically designed to drive ... system ethics principles and current rules of engagement? Has the mission been analyzed to verify that no transfer of command and control over the system can occur without specific authorization

Deterring China's Use of Force in the Space Domain

/analyses/2025/05/deterring-chinas-use-of-force-in-the-space-domain

This analysis examines the evolving deterrence dynamics between the US and China in space.

of these weapons against the US space architecture could threaten US military superiority by undermining the command, control, communications, computers, intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance capabilities ... warning satellites are part of the US nuclear command and control infrastructure. These satellites are also used in the detection of conventional ballistic missile launches, so the PRC may target them

The PLA and Intelligent Warfare Preliminary Analysis

/analyses/2021/10/the-pla-and-intelligent-warfare-preliminary-analysis

China’s army, the PLA, is exploring “intelligent warfare” using AI and autonomous weapons, CNA analysis of PLA writings shows. The US should prepare accordingly.

a hybrid command and control system involving humans and machines. Most PRC writers envision humans remaining in command of autonomous systems, especially at the strategic level, while exerting only limited control of machines at tactical levels. Many PRC writers seemed to be influenced by Marxist and Maoist teachings that humans will remain the most decisive factor in war. These writers