DELIMITĂRI CONCEPTUALE PRIVIND OPERAȚIILE INFORMAȚIONALE, CIBERNETICE, NON-LETALE ȘI NON-CINETICE
Conceptual boundaries on information, cyber, non-lethal and non-kinetic operations

Summary/Abstract: The technological revolution marked the end of the 20th century – the beginning of the 21st century, characterized by the use of electronic tools for large-scale information processing and the freedom of access to the global information space. The achievements of the technological revolution were used to create high-precision weapons, information systems and military equipment, state-of-the-art research in military electronics, etc. They represent the foundation on which the weapons systems of modern armies are built. This resulted in a change in the approach to war, based on accelerated computerization and technological discoveries, which made possible the creation not only of global reconnaissance, communications and navigation systems, but also the interconnection of different weapons, reconnaissance, command and control systems, which led to the achievement of informational and decision-making superiority. In this context, developments in the security environment determine the trend of emerging and disruptive technologies, based on artificial intelligence, 5G networks, virtual and information systems, etc. The integration of emerging and disruptive technologies in military operations determines a new type of approach regarding their characteristics and physiognomy. Therefore, there is the development of new concepts related to information, cybernetic, non-lethal and non-kinetic operations. Given this approach, we aim to identify the conceptual boundaries of these types of operations and to assess the extent to which they are integrated and interconnected, depending on the nature of the emerging risks and threats.

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