South Front: A Swarm Of Swarms: Toward Aerospace Warfare Model Of The 21st Century
While the phrase “system of systems” has entered relatively common usage some years ago as a reflection of the need to field systems and assets with complementary capabilities that will operate as part of a synergistic whole in their respective domain of warfare, in the realm of aerospace combat the United States is moving in the direction of the “swarm” as the key organizing principle of its combat paradigm. The US Air Force Future Operating Concept which attempts to envision USAF operations in the year 2035 places “interconnectedness” high on the list of buzzwords, and promotes such goals as “Global Integrated Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance” and “Global Precision Strike”, all being controlled from “Multi-Domain Operations Centers” whose ability to manage a wide variety of interconnected systems and assets would guarantee getting inside the adversary’s “Observe, Orient, Decide, Act” (OODA) Loop, a long-standing Holy Grail among US airmen ever since USAF Colonel John Boyd formulated the concept as a result of his Korean War experiences.
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WNU Editor: There is very little in this article that I disagree with. This is how future conflicts be fought, once they solve the software issues in managing such complex networks.
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What I found interesting was the comment that the F-35 was found lacking in it's abilities to overcome defenses hence the swarm concept. I wouldn't call the swarm a new idea, note the air attacks against carriers in the Pacific War. What will be new are the communication links between members of the swarms.
They used swarms in WW2. It was all a matter of how much they could to afford, to produce, to supply, and send to a theater. The Russians and Americans swarmed the Japanese and Germans.
The Spaniards armed the opponents with war dogs.
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