NCOW

The network-centric operations reference model ( Net-Centric Operations Warfare Reference Model , NCOW-RM, also used as Net-Centric Operations Warfare , NCOW ) is an information model that describes the future operations and operations of the US Department of Defense . The model is based on the concept of creating a unified information environment that provides access to reliable information for all users, regardless of time and location. This allows for the development of a unified approach to the conduct of hostilities, an increase in the speed of passage of commands, higher rates of operations and the degree of their self-synchronization, and a greater lethality of the enemy. In essence, network-centric warfare translates information superiority over the adversary into the combat power of the armed forces.

The development of the reference model is the result of a history of computerization by the US Department of Defense, where for a long time there was the practice of uncoordinated acquisition of various information systems, which led to the appearance of redundant and technically incompatible systems. This was revealed in a series of audits of the US Audit Office , after which Congress passed the Klinger-Cohen Act ^[1] , the global communication project Global Information Grid has been launched ^[2] and the DoD Architecture Framework ^{[3] was created} to reengineer the business processes of the Department of Defense . The Pentagon’s IT infrastructure is built around a network-centric model.