ASPECTS REGARDING INFORMATION OPERATIONS IN OPERATIONAL ENVIRONMENTS WHERE IMPROVISED EXPLOSIVE DEVICES ARE EMPLOYED
ASPECTS REGARDING INFORMATION OPERATIONS IN OPERATIONAL ENVIRONMENTS WHERE IMPROVISED EXPLOSIVE DEVICES ARE EMPLOYED

Summary/Abstract: Following the events and the conflicts in recent years, it can be said that regardless of scale and participating actors, improvised explosive devices (IEDs) still represent a real threat. From the political-military, social or economic viewpoint, there is no pattern applicable to all theaters of operations, the defining elements, specific to IEDs use being more dependent on the nature of the conflict, the actors involved and the existing resources. In this context, INFO OPS have as main targets information, the process or the information cycle of the adversary, and their own information system. All the INFO OPS capabilities must be conducted considering a unitary concept, as mission objectives targeting to reduce or even to eliminate threats from the use of IEDs. Given the trend in “cyberweapons” development for offensive use, INFO OPS must be prepared for the powerful advantage they can gain against terrorist organizations: cyberattacks can add capabilities to conventional (kinetic) and intelligence available for the governments, thereby increasing their impact.

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