Land Operations 2021 Adaptive Dispersed Operations
Editor Major Andrew B. Godefroy CD, PhD - February, 2022
Reading Time: 110 min
INTRODUCTION
As the 21st Century unfolds, Canada’s Armed Forces must be ready to operate within an international security arena marked by uncertainty, volatility, and risk in order to meet national security needs and expectations. Increasingly, the likelihood of large force-on-force exchanges will be eclipsed by irregular warfare conducted by highly adaptive, technologically enabled adversaries, media-savvy foes intent less on defeating armed forces than eroding an adversary’s will to fight, rogue states bent on challenging the status quo and transnational criminal organizations ready, willing and able to buy, sell and trade everything from drugs to armaments for their own gain. Furthermore, turmoil will often occur in urban areas, with adversaries taking full advantage of the complex physical, moral and informational environments that large, densely populated cities provide.
Nor will tomorrow’s security challenges be confined to the external arena. In an increasingly interconnected, interdependent and information-based world, lines between the external and the domestic will be increasingly blurred. Climate change, natural disasters and even the flow of goods and people know no boundaries and the ability to operate and interact within networks and share information will increase dramatically in significance—posing both new opportunities and challenges.
It is within this uncertain context that Canada’s Land Force must continue to operate effectively as a full partner within the Canadian integrated joint force team. As such, the Army must work towards a fuller understanding of the character of the future security environment and its implications for future armed conflict. Moreover, it must foster operational concepts and doctrine that are clear, relevant and always forward-looking. Finally, it must seek capabilities that ensure its effectiveness in the future multidimensional battlespace at home and abroad.
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