C4ISR

n. the integration of intelligence and communications functions (of a military group). Subjects: English, United States, Military, Jargon, Acronym

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Citations: 1995 Defense News (Dec. 18) “Information Laboratory Would Link C4 Efforts US defense officials want to invest more than $1 bil to establish C4ISR Decision Support Center”: C4ISR stands for command, control, communications, computers, intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance systems needed for effective battle. 1996 Jim Mannion (Agence France-Presse) (July 25) “Today’s terrorist threats among Pentagon’s military research priorities”: The programs generally eschew big new weapon systems, focusing instead on developing software to pull together all the strands of military intelligence gathering and communications into manageable formats. In US military parlance, this is “C4ISR.” 2004 Stephen Blank Asia Times (Hong Kong) (May 5) “Spinning the nuclear missile wheel”: China is building more missiles and also appears to be focusing on depriving either side’s defenses from finding its missiles and thus concentrates on attacking their command, control, communications, intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance capabilities (C4ISR in military parlance) while also moving to join the other two governments in weaponizing space.

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