# Network-Centric Conflict **Entity class:** Strategic concept ## Definition **Network-centric conflict** is conflict in which advantage depends on connecting sensors, information, organizations, decision-makers, and operators so that distributed participants share awareness and coordinate action. Adversaries may also exploit network forms, forcing institutions to match relational speed and adaptability. ## Relevance to this collection It connects [[wiki/Netwar|Netwar]], [[wiki/Swarming|Swarming]], [[wiki/CJADC2|CJADC2]], [[wiki/Information Operations|Information Operations]], and [[wiki/Terrorist Network|Terrorist Network]]. ## Relationships - **master collection:** [[collections/Terrorism, Counterterrorism, and the Intelligence Environment|Terrorism, Counterterrorism, and the Intelligence Environment]]. - **intellectual neighborhood:** [[wiki/Intellectual Neighborhood of the Counterterrorism Collection|Intellectual Neighborhood of the Counterterrorism Collection]]. ## Sources / Provenance - [U.S. Department of Defense, *Summary of the Joint All-Domain Command and Control Strategy*, March 2022](https://media.defense.gov/2022/Mar/17/2002958406/-1/-1/1/SUMMARY-OF-THE-JOINT-ALL-DOMAIN-COMMAND-AND-CONTROL-STRATEGY.PDF). **As of:** 2026-09-23