C5I

C5I is a military (primarily Naval) acronym describing the core capabilities involved in

Detecting pertinent military or civil activity

Analyzing the intent or impact of the activity upon friendly forces

Disseminating the activity and analysis to friendly forces

Providing engagement orders to friendly units to interact, neutralize, or destroy

Engaging hostile forces with weapons

Capture and analyze battle damage assessment information
The "C5" part of the term summarizes four words that begin with the letter "C" --"Command", "Control", "Communications", and "Computers", and "Combat systems". The "I" portion refers to "Intelligence".

Military theorists previously used similar terms, which accounted for fewer factors.

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