Hybrid Warfare

This is a print on demand edition of a hard to find publication. Current and future adversaries are likely to use ¿hybrid warfare (HW)¿ tactics, a blending of conventional and irregular approaches. U.S. forces must become more flexible in order to defeat adversaries that employ an array of lethal technologies. The U.S. must counter the continuum of threats that U.S. forces could face, incl. computer network and satellite attacks; portable surface-to-air missiles; improvised explosive devices; information and media manipulation; and chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear, and high-yield explosive devices. This report examined: (1) whether DoD has defined hybrid warfare and how HW differs from other types of warfare; and (2) the extent to which DoD is considering the implications of HW in its strategic planning.