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titled “Army Multi-Domain Transformation: Ready to Win in Competition and Conflict.” Te unclassified version of the report explained that sensor data, communications and artificial intelli- gence were vital to achieving decision dominance in today’s world.
“Artificial intelligence, autonomy and robotics will continue to change the character of operational campaigns, resulting in a battlefield that is faster, more lethal, and distributed,” the report said.
“Decision dominance is enabled by convergence, the ability to see, sense, communicate, shoot, and move at speed and scale, connect- ing all sensors with the best shooter and the right C2 [command and control] node,” the report added.
To achieve decision dominance, the U.S. Army maintains the C5ISR (Command, Control, Communications, Computers, Cyber, Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance) Center. Te center’s core objective is to deliver technologies and capabil- ities that make it easier for tactical and strategic decision-makers to act decisively and execute their missions with great accuracy, efficiency and effectiveness.
UNSTOPPABLE PLANS Trough decision dominance it is possible and advantageous to develop and sustain unstoppable plans that allow tactical and strategic leaders to remain resilient in the face of opposition. Unstoppable plans are devised proactively, keeping yourself one step ahead of the adversary and shaping the environment to limit and direct what options your opponent has available. Unstoppa- ble plans are not limited to any specific domain such as air, sea or land. Achieving decision dominance in one area of operation often affects other domains since it’s virtually impossible to create an unstoppable plan without considering all aspects of combat.
While Boyd’s OODA loop—developed more than half a century ago—remains relevant today, to achieve decision dominance requires an additional model (or plan) that incorporates the time needed to support the processes for faster decision cycles. Broadly, the approach depends on the convergence of three intersecting circles: climate, orientation and destination. Said another way, to have an unstoppable plan, you need to be able to know your current orientation while reacting to an evolving climate so that you can reach your destination in time to be effective. See Figure 2.
Tese elements of orientation, climate and destination are not only true for navigation (such as with the navigation apps) they are
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FIGURE 1: OODA LOOP
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FIGURE 2: SITUATIONALLY AWARE OODA LOOP
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