The The Concept of ‘Informatized Distributed Maritime Operations (IDMO)’ in Future Naval Operations (FNOC)
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The United States is expected to employ the concept of Distributed Lethality (DL) to maintain sea control in the Indo-Pacific region in the event of a crisis or conflict, with the objective of penetrating Anti-Access/Area Denial (A2/AD) defenses and conducting strikes against China’s Integrated Air Defense System (IADS). This concept has consequently spread to neighboring countries that have territorial disputes with Thailand, thereby affecting the Royal Thai Navy’s ability to maintain maritime security.
Subsequently, the United States refined the concept of Distributed Maritime Operations (DMO) to encompass operations across all domains and joint warfare, integrating modern technologies such as artificial intelligence (AI) and automation. This evolution reduced reliance on Network-Centric Warfare (NCW) and shifted emphasis toward Decision-Centric Warfare (DCW). At the fleet level, a fleet-centric network is employed to sustain information superiority.
In contrast, China has adopted a similar but more effective strategy known as Informatization. This article integrates the operational concepts of both China and the United States into a new principle termed “Informatized Distributed Maritime Operations (IDMO)”, which is proposed as a comprehensive framework for maintaining maritime security and supporting the full spectrum of future naval missions and roles.
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