{"id":31594,"date":"2020-01-29T15:23:23","date_gmt":"2020-01-29T15:23:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/c4isrnet\/uncategorized\/2020\/01\/29\/chinese-threats-means-the-pentagon-needs-new-c4isr-systems\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T18:40:05","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T18:40:05","slug":"chinese-threats-means-the-pentagon-needs-new-c4isr-systems","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/c4isrnet\/newsletters\/daily-brief\/2020\/01\/29\/chinese-threats-means-the-pentagon-needs-new-c4isr-systems\/","title":{"rendered":"Chinese threats means the Pentagon needs new C4ISR systems"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For the United States to meet the goals laid out in the National Defense Strategy, especially in Asia, and to realize President Donald Trump\u2019s vision of an open Indo-Pacific, the Department of Defense\u2019s battlefield technology must undergo significant changes, according to a Center for a New American Security report released Jan. 28.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The report, an independent assessment mandated by Congress in the 2019 National Defense Authorization Act, proposed the revamping of C4ISR systems as they remain \u201cbrittle in the face of Chinese cyberattacks, electronic warfare and long-range strikes.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Pentagon\u2019s C4ISR capabilities have fallen behind technologically, as they were developed \u201cin an era when competitors or adversaries could not attack U.S. assets in space or at long ranges,\u201d the report found. At the same time, a 2019 Department of Defense\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/media.defense.gov\/2019\/May\/02\/2002127082\/-1\/-1\/1\/2019%20CHINA%20MILITARY%20POWER%20REPORT%20(1)\">report<\/a> on China\u2019s military and security developments found that country has prioritized military capabilities with disruptive potential, including hypersonic weapons, counterspace capabilities, artificial intelligence and C4ISR advanced robotics.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Thus far, the Department of Defense has been able to develop countermeasures against China\u2019s abilities, said Chris Dougherty, a senior fellow at CNAS and one of the authors of the report.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cAs the threat continues to get more sophisticated, these [countermeasures] will likely lose their effectiveness,\u201d Dougherty said. \u201cThis necessitates building a new architecture that is designed around resiliency, kill webs, and graceful degradation.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">While under attack, U.S. systems sometimes fail to have any connectivity and have sporadic dial-up speeds. 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