Informationised war

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Informationised war (informatised war [1] ) is a combination of and evolution in warfare from pre-existing ones such as network-centric, cyber, psychological, electronic and information warfare, and integrating all the "opportunities and technologies provided by the Information Age" [a] into all domains, systems and aspects of modern warfare. [2] [4] [3] China's Defense White Papers of 2004, [3] 2006, [1] 2015, [5] and 2019 all emphasis and discuss "informationization" of its military; [4] the country aims for a fully "informationised" force by 2049. [6]

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  1. "Informationisation "entails embracing all the opportunities and technologies the Information Age can offer and integrating them into military systems"." [2] [3]

References

  1. 1 2 Armour, Michael D. (July–September 2016). "The Chinese Maritime Militia: A Perfect Swarm?" (PDF). Journal of Defence Studies. 10 (3): 21–39.
  2. 1 2 Richard A. Bitzinger (25 February 2016) China's "Informationised Warfare": Impact on the Region. Archived 2020-08-08 at the Wayback Machine RSIS Commentary No 45. S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies.
  3. 1 2 3 Ahluwalia, Poshuk (20 November 2019). "Grey Zone Conflicts and Informationisation in the Indian Context: Challenges, Capabilities and Way Ahead". www.claws.in. Center For Land Warfare Studies (CLAWS). Retrieved 20 June 2021.
  4. 1 2 Kartik Bommakanti; Anant Singh Mann (14 July 2020). "China's Military Modernisation: Recent Trends". ORF. Retrieved 2021-06-19.
  5. Jash, Amrita (7 May 2019). "China seeks to 'Informationisation' to Fight Modern Warfare". www.claws.in. Center For Land Warfare Studies (CLAWS). Archived from the original on 2021-06-24. Retrieved 2021-06-19.
  6. Anil Ahuja (22 August 2020). "Informationised Warfare with Boots on Ground: A Concept for the Defence of India in the Continental Domain". Delhi Policy Group. Retrieved 2021-06-19.

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