The art of command and control on the battlefields of Ukraine
The conditions of modern war, which could not be avoided, require not only constant scientific understanding of the processes taking place in the spheres of national security, military technologies, weapons and information systems, but also in-depth study, first of all, of the history of wars.
Only by studying the development of defence technologies can it become possible to analyse the latest threats. It is these threats that become the determining factors for building a strategy for victory in the war.
The spectrum of processes that need to be investigated is certainly wide. All components of this spectrum are crucial for understanding. There is a lot of talk and thought today about creating an army corps. For us, the military, this topic is primarily about management.
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The art of command and control on the battlefields of Ukraine
The conditions of modern war, which could not be avoided, require not only constant scientific understanding of the processes taking place in the spheres of national security, military technologies, weapons and information systems, but also in-depth study, first of all, of the history of wars. Only by studying the development of defence technologies can it become possible to analyse the latest threats. It is these threats that become the determining factors for building a strategy for victory in the war. The spectrum of processes that need to be investigated is certainly wide. All components of this spectrum are crucial for understanding. There is a lot of talk and thought today about creating an army corps. For us, the military, this topic is primarily about management.
