NCW is about human and organizational behavior.
NCW is based on adopting a new way of thinking—
network-centric thinking—and applying it to military
operations. NCW focuses on the combat power that
can be generated from the effective linking or
networking of the warfighting enterprise. It is
characterized by the ability of geographically
dispersed forces (consisting of entities) to create a
high level of shared battlespace awareness that can
be exploited via self-synchronization and other
network-centric operations to achieve commanders’
intent.
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NCW supports speed of command—the
conversion of superior information position to action.
NCW is transparent to mission, force size, and
geography. Furthermore, NCW has the potential to
contribute to the coalescence of the tactical,
operational, and strategic levels of war. In brief, NCW
is not narrowly about technology, but broadly about
an emerging military response to the Information Age.