During the Gulf War, the theater communication network established by the US military and multinational forces was the largest, largest, most functional and most advanced in technology. Using satellite communication technology and digital communication network technology, it fully integrates various strategic, theater and tactical communication networks and equipment developed, produced and equipped by various countries for decades into a complete and efficient C3I communication system. Ensure that the White House, Pentagon, logistics base and central headquarters, multinational forces and grass-roots combat troops have a high combat readiness rate of more than 98%, and ensure uninterrupted continuous communication and information exchange between combat platforms such as continents, war zones and local, multinational and neighboring forces, various services and arms, planes, ships and tanks, and up and down, left and right, vertical and horizontal, and cross. Admiral schwarzkopf, Commander-in-Chief of the Gulf War, opened a theater command in Riyadh, the capital of Saudi Arabia, and all subordinate commands were also opened in Saudi Arabia. Schwartz discussed major issues or studied battle plans with commanders at all levels, basically through video conference or face-to-face discussion, and the information exchange between command organizations at all levels was also carried out by telephone, telegram and floppy disk transmission.

The Kosovo War is the first large-scale practical application of the globally integrated C4ISR command and control system. In the Kosovo war, because more than a dozen NATO countries participated in joint operations, they still followed the traditional three-level command system of strategy, campaign and tactics.

In the war in Afghanistan, the US military deliberately tested the ability of network-centric warfare and flat command, so it did not set up a command system according to the strategic, operational and tactical levels, nor did it set up a forward command in the Afghan theater. It has only set up a strategic headquarters in the United States, and the tactical command layer is directly below it, so the command of this war is actually an attempt to command a strategic battle. During the war in Afghanistan, the US military made some achievements in the first network-centric warfare test. For example, more than 80% of the carrier-based aircraft taking off from the Arabian Sea did not know in advance where they were going to the war zone and what targets they were going to attack, and only during the flight after taking off did they receive the latest mission instructions from the command system. At this point, the pilot can choose the best path and way to attack the target under the guidance of the command system. Since the war in Afghanistan, network-centric warfare has officially entered the operational procedure. In this operational procedure, the commanders and staff officers of the command organization are no longer listening to the instructions sent by their subordinates, drafting telegrams or sending voice instructions, but under the auxiliary command and control of C4ISR system, they focus on completing three tasks: first, mastering the information of the enemy and ourselves through C4ISR system, dispelling the fog of war and making operational decisions; The second is to carry out operational planning, issue operational task instructions in advance, and determine the specific opinions, dispatch batches, operational tasks, operational objectives and operational requirements of each unit in joint operations. There is no need to make unified arrangements for the specific implementation of each unit, only need to put forward accurate strike time, place, purpose and requirements, and each unit should cooperate on its own according to the principle of entrusted command; The third is to carry out damage assessment, supervise and evaluate the implementation of the last mission, so as to determine the next batch of strike missions.

During the Iraq war, the US military resumed the implementation of the three-level command system due to the large-scale intervention of ground troops. The strategic headquarters is still located in the United States, and technically it mainly relies on the Global Command and Control System (GCCS); Theater Command The headquarters of Central Command is located in Qatar, the Army Command of Central Command is located in Kuwait, the Air Command of Central Command is located in Saudi Arabia, and the Naval Command of Central Command is located in Bahrain. Tactical-level command institutions set up tactical operational command centers under commanders. During the war, the US military used a global integrated command and control system.

During the Iraq war, the United States had 265,438+0 bases at home, and 33,600 people supported the space reconnaissance and surveillance system at bases outside the home. The military satellite system deployed by the United States covers all the information fields needed for the war against Iraq. The satellites used include reconnaissance satellites, communication satellites, navigation and positioning satellites, resource satellites and meteorological satellites. Reconnaissance satellites mainly include 3 keyhole optical imaging satellites, 3 LaCrosse radar imaging reconnaissance satellites, 3 intruder electronic reconnaissance satellites and 12 second-generation Baiyun electronic ocean surveillance satellite; As for navigation and positioning satellites, * * * invested 24 satellites, GPS-2 and GPS-2R * *, and the positioning accuracy was improved from16m to10m. The space-based information transmission system consisting of 14 national defense satellite communication system satellites, 4 military satellites and tracking and data relay satellites is also used to ensure the strategic and tactical communication in the Iraqi theater. In addition, some commercial satellites have been leased, mainly earth resources satellites and meteorological satellites.