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Warfare Analysis

Mission

The mission of the Warfare Analysis Programs is to provide objective strategic, operational/campaign, and tactical/mission level analyses that enable informed decisions about the required capabilities, development, acquisition, and operations of integrated systems and joint forces.

To accomplish this warfare analysis mission, the business area through its programs and analysts:

  • Contributes to defining the emerging challenges to U.S. national security
  • Characterizes the future national security environment and future operational contexts within which systems and forces will be employed
  • Identifies the capabilities and requirements for future systems and forces
  • Assesses the impact and potential utility of new technology, new operational concepts, and integrated systems on joint force effectiveness
  • Assesses the impact and potential implications of new technology and new operational concepts on national security policy

G. Melcher, Warfare Analysis Business Area Executive and Assistant Department Head.

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