Net-Centric Warfare

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This book originated in the United States wherein a concept of a "System of System" was first published by the institute of National Security Studies in 1996. This ‘system of system’ comprises a network of intelligent sensors, command and control systems, and weapon assignment to enable quick decision making and rapid response. The application of information technology has largely contributed to what is called the Revolution in Military Affairs. Technology has been the driver of change in the art of war. NCW in an offshoot of far reaching developments that have taken place in the field of information technology. The Indian Army, Navy and Air Fore have made considerable strides towards improving command, control, communication, computers, intelligence information, surveillance and reconnaissance, without which no modern war-fighting machine can conduct operations effectively. Networks will form the heart of future wars. However, achieving network-centricity should not be seen as the aim of warfare but used only as an enabling mechanism towards achieving a quick and decisive victory over the adversary.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR Lt. Gen. Vijay Oberoi

Lieutenant General Vijay Oberoi, a former Vice Chief of Army Staff, is the Director of the Center for Land Warfare Studies. In his over 40 years of distinguished service in the Army, he has held a variety of important and prestigious appointments, including Director General of Military Operations (DGMO) and Army Commander of both the Army Training Command and the Western Command. After his retirement, he devotes considerable time in writing for newspapers and professional magazines, participating in seminars and delivering lectures, mostly on security-related issues and international relations. He has edited and contributed in the books Army 2020 (2004); Special Forces (2006); has contributed chapters to Changing Perspective on National Security (2004), India's National Security-Annual Review 2003 and 2006; The Indian Army-A Brief History (2005); Emerging India-Security an Foreign Policy Perspectives' (2005); South Asia Defence and Strategic year Book 2007; Sps Military Yearbook 2006-2007; and 'Threat to security' (Manas 2007).