Enabling Distributed Lethality: The Role of Naval Cryptology
Distributed Lethality Topic Week By LCDR Chuck Hall and LCDR David T. Spalding The U.S. Navy’s Surface Force is undergoing a cultural shift. Known as “Distributed Lethality,” this strategy calls for...
View ArticleDistributed Leathernecks
Distributed Lethality Topic Week By LCDR Chris O’Connor This year, the Navy plans to send out a surface action group (SAG) comprised of three DDGs in order to test distributed lethality CONOPS. This...
View ArticleThe Legal Implications of Arming MSC Ships
Distributed Lethality Topic Week By Tony Freedman with contributions from Mark Rosen What are the legal implications of arming MSC ships, both for self-defense and for a more robust offensive role?...
View ArticleDistributed Lethality, Non-traditional Fleets, and the Law of War
Distributed Lethality Topic Week By Chris Rawley In simplest terms, the U.S. Navy’s distributed lethality concept complicates the enemy’s targeting problem by dispersing larger numbers of platforms...
View ArticleImplementing Distributed Lethality within the Joint Operational Access Concept
Distributed Lethality Topic Week By LCDR Collin Fox If you look for “distributed lethality” in doctrine, you won’t find it. It’s a concept that exists in articles, speeches and panel discussions,...
View ArticleEnabling Distributed Lethality
Distributed Lethality Topic Week By LCDR Josh Heivly Distributed lethality offers an innovative way ahead for the US Navy’s surface forces by returning them to a sea control role, detached from HVT...
View ArticleReconfiguring Air Cushioned Vehicles to Enhance Distributed Lethality
Distributed Lethality Topic Week By John Devlin With the continuing buildup of Chinese and Russian navies, as well as increasingly capable regional actors, the task of leveraging a 300 ship US Navy...
View ArticleThe Elephant in the Room: E-2D and Distributed Lethality
Distributed Lethality Topic Week By LCDR Christopher Moran and LT Ryan Heilmann Admirals Rowden, Gumataotao, and Fanta introduced the concept of distributed lethality over a year ago as a “means to...
View ArticleDistributed Lethality: China is Doing it Right
Distributed Lethality Topic Week By Alan Cummings Distributed lethality is about “increasing individual warship lethality and then combining surface warships in innovative ways.” We can add some 21st...
View ArticleUnleashing Unit Lethality: Revising Operational & Promotion Paradigms
Distributed Lethality Topic Week By ENS Daniel Stefanus As the US Navy begins to pivot away from dependent tactical group paradigms and towards more independent striking units under distributed...
View ArticlePublication Release: Distributed Lethality 2016
Released: February 2016 The US Navy is investigating distributed lethality as a potentially game changing approach for the conduct of naval warfare. Exploration of the concept has progressed...
View ArticleMembers’ Roundup: February Part Two
By Sam Cohen Welcome to part two of the February 2016 members’ roundup. Over the past month CIMSEC members have examined several international maritime security issues, including a rapid increase in...
View ArticleMembers’ Roundup: March 2016 Part One
By Sam Cohen Welcome to part one of the March 2016 members’ roundup. Over the past month CIMSEC members have examined several international maritime security issues, including an increase in Russian...
View ArticleWargaming Distributed Lethality
By LT Megan McCulloch At the Surface Navy Association (SNA) conference in 2015, Navy leadership announced the new concept of Distributed Lethality, and, in early January after a year of discussion and...
View ArticleMembers’ Roundup: May 2016 Part One
By Sam Cohen Welcome to part one of the May 2016 members’ roundup. Over the past two weeks CIMSEC members have examined several international maritime security issues, including the complexities...
View ArticleMembers’ Roundup: June 2016
By Sam Cohen Welcome to the June 2016 members’ roundup. Throughout June, CIMSEC members examined several international maritime security issues, including increased competition in the undersea...
View ArticleDon’t Neglect the Human Factor in Littoral Combat
The following article originally appeared by The National Interest and is republished with the author’s permission. It may be read in its original form here. By James Holmes A new article from Wayne...
View ArticleDistributed Lethality Task Force Launches CIMSEC Topic Week
Week Dates: Aug. 29-Sep. 2, 2016 Articles Due: Aug. 26, 2016 Article Length: 800-1800 Words (with flexibility) Submit to: Nextwar@cimsec.org By William Burke We want to hear your ideas! This call for...
View ArticleElectronic Warfare’s Place in Distributed Lethality: Congressional Testimony
The following testimony published on Information Dissemination, and is shared with the author’s permission. By Jon Solomon Testimony before the House Armed Services Committee Subcommittee on Seapower...
View ArticleDistributed Lethality Week Kicks Off on CIMSEC
By Dmitry Filipoff This week CIMSEC is hosting articles exploring the U.S. Navy’s Distributed Lethality concept in partnership with the Distributed Lethality Task Force. The U.S. Navy is investigating...
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