The Army and Multinational Force Compatibility

by Zanini, Michele; Taw, Jennifer M.

• ISBN13: 9780833027931
• ISBN10: 083302793X
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2000-12-19
• Publisher: RAND Corporation

Summary

Over the next decade, political and economic considerations will often cause the United States to seek coalition partners, despite its capability to act unilaterally in many circumstances. While this is nothing new, what is new is the U.S. Army's rapid modernization, relative to its allies and potential coalition partners. As part of Force XXI, the Army plans to have a digitized division by 2000, a digitized corps by the end of fiscal 2004, and the entire force digitized by 2020-2025. As the Army progresses toward these goals, it must ensure adequate compatibility between its digitized units and the rest of the Army. The objective of this study was to determine how the Army's technological developments for Force XXI will affect multinational force compatibility, and how significantly.

Table of Contents

Preface	iii
Tables	vii
Summary	ix
Acknowledgments	xv
Acronyms	xvii
Introduction	1	(6)
Objective	3	(1)
Methodology	4	(1)
Outline	5	(2)
Compatibility Issues in Past Operations	7	(6)
Comparing the Operations' Basic Features	8	(1)
Summarizing the Main Compatibility Challenges	9	(2)
Summary	11	(2)
Looking Ahead: Force XXI and Multinational Force Compatibility	13	(14)
Future Army Plans and Force XXI	14	(3)
Force XXI Doctrine and Multinationsl Operations	16	(1)
Widening the Gap: Implications for NATO Operations	17	(7)
Weapon Systems	18	(2)
Digitization	20	(2)
Potential Problems	22	(2)
Summary	24	(3)
Mitigating the Effects of Technological Disparities	27	(44)
Lessons Learned from Past Operations	27	(11)
Fixes and Workarounds	30	(3)
Case-by-Case Characteristics	33	(5)
Application of Mitigation Measures in the Force XXI Era	38	(6)
Loaned C41 Equipment and ``Digitization Laisons''	39	(1)
Tagging and C41 ``Backdoors''	40	(1)
Mission Separation	40	(1)
Technological Cooperation	41	(1)
Common Equipment	42	(1)
Long-Term Training and Planning	43	(1)
Gaming and Simulation	43	(1)
DTLOMS Implications	44	(1)
Doctrine	44	(1)
Training	44	(1)
Leader Development	44	(1)
Organization	45	(1)
Material	45	(1)
Final Observations: Toward a Broader MFC Strategy	45	(4)
Appendix
A. Case Studies	49	(18)
B. Framework for Deriving Mitigation Measures	67	(4)
Bibliography	71