hyperactive battlefield
noun1
Government, Military, Politics, War US, Jargon Warfare involving advanced technologies that expand military engagement beyond the physical battlefield, such as high-speed information technology, artificial intelligence, long-range sensors, stealth, precision-guided munitions and sensor-to-shooter systems.
- The result is a ‘hyperactive’ battlefield where the “differences between strategic, operational, and tactical levels, as well as between offensive and defensive operations, are being erased,” and that can quickly overwhelm the capacity and will of any combatant.2018 June 1, Stephen Marr, “Stability in Multi-Domain Battle”, in U.S. Army Peacekeeping and Stability Operations Institue: Defense Technical Information Center, page 6:
- […] are shaping the future operational environment: increased competition across all five warfighting domains, an increasingly lethal and hyperactive battlefield, an operational environment that is volatile, uncertain, complex, and ambiguous, and challenges to deterrence […]2019, Justin R. Wegner, “49th Staff Judge Advocate Course Wrap-Up”, in Army Lawyer, number 4:
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- “The reason we say we need a joint concept more than ever is because the tempo of warfare, and the complexity of all the domains. Because all of these domains are controlled at different echelons or by different services, military forces must integrate all domains quickly to take advantage of opportunities on a very lethal, hyperactive battlefield."...Lt. Gen. Eric Wesley, deputy commanding general of U.S. Army Futures Command and director of the Futures and Concepts Center2019 November 19, “The new era of high-power electromagnetic weapons”, in Military & Aerospace Electronics (article), retrieved 06 Jul 2021:
- The Pentagon is kicking off a new series of joint war games and exercises this fall designed to figure out how to confront peer adversaries like China and Russia, as military leaders rush to come up with new ideas for how to fight through what one Army general describes as a “hyperactive” battlefield.2019 September 4, “Major War Game to Jolt 4 Services, Force Decisions”, in Breaking Defense (article), retrieved 06 Jul 2021:
- Future wars will likely be decided in the realm of “high-speed information-networking,” software upgrades that include artificial intelligence, long-range sensing, stealth, precision weapons and, perhaps most of all, sensor-to-shooter decision cycles. Army Futures Command Commander Gen. John Murray has often said that the future of warfare is expected to be what he called a “hyperactive battlefield.”2021 July 4, “The National Interest: Future Wars Will Be Fought on the ‘Hyperactive Battlefield’”, in The National Interest (blog), retrieved 06 Jul 2021:
- Related terms
- battleground, battlespace