Description
Book SynopsisInformation operations involve the use of military information and how it is gathered, manipulated, and fused. It includes such critical functions as intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance, command and control, communications, and precision navigation. Separating myth from reality, this authoritative resource provides military professionals with a current and comprehensive understanding of information warfare operations planning, including offensive, defensive, and influence operations. The book identifies the features of information operations that differ from traditional military operations and reveals why this discipline is more important now than ever before. Professionals discover new planning tools that have been brought together under a single platform to become the next Information Operations Planning Tool for the U.S. Department of Defence. Additionally, the book defines and identifies new threats and opportunities, and explains why the U.S. is not yet winning the war for the minds.
Table of ContentsSection 1: Information Operations Planning Information Operations and Its Role in Security and Conflict. The Increasing Importance of IO in Military Operations. Characteristics of IO Planning. Section 2: The IO Planning Process Categories of IO Planning. Planning Methodologies and Technologies for Attack Missions in IO. Planning Methodologies and Technologies for Influence Missions in IO. Planning Methodologies and Technologies for Defense Missions in IO. Monitoring and Replacing During Execution. Planning Tools and Technologies. Planning for IO Logistics, Training and Acquisition. Section 3: The Future of IO Planning The Future of Information Conflict. Planning for Succeeding in a New Age.
