Kill chain (military) explained

The term kill chain is a military concept which identifies the structure of an attack. It consists of:

Conversely, the idea of "breaking" an opponent's kill chain is a method of defense or preemptive action.[2]

Military

F2T2EA

One military kill chain model is the "F2T2EA", which includes the following phases:

This is an integrated, end-to-end process described as a "chain" because an interruption at any stage can interrupt the entire process.[3] [4]

Proposed terminology

The "Five Fs" is a military term described by Maj. Mike "Pako" Benitez, an F-15E Strike Eagle Weapons Systems Officer who served in the United States Air Force and the United States Marine Corps.

Designed to update the Kill Chain to reflect updated, autonomous and semi-autonomous weapon systems, the "Five Fs" are described in "It's About Time: The Pressing Need to Evolve the Kill Chain"[5] as follows:

North Korean nuclear capability

A new American military contingency plan called "Kill Chain" is reportedly the first step in a new strategy to use satellite imagery to identify North Korean launch sites, nuclear facilities and manufacturing capability and destroy them pre-emptively if a conflict seems imminent. The plan was mentioned in a joint statement by the United States and South Korea.[7] [8]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Kill Chain Approach . Chief of Naval Operations . April 23, 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130613233413/http://cno.navylive.dodlive.mil/2013/04/23/kill-chain-approach-4/ . June 13, 2013.
  2. Web site: Breaking the Kill Chain . Foreign Policy . May 17, 2013 . June 30, 2016 . Jonathan Greenert . Mark Welsh . December 9, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221209125506/https://foreignpolicy.com/2013/05/17/breaking-the-kill-chain/ . live .
  3. Web site: Lockheed-Martin Corporation-Hutchins, Cloppert, and Amin-Intelligence-Driven Computer Network Defense Informed by Analysis of Adversary Campaigns and Intrusion Kill Chains-2011 . 2021-08-26 . 2021-07-27 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210727082508/https://www.lockheedmartin.com/content/dam/lockheed-martin/rms/documents/cyber/LM-White-Paper-Intel-Driven-Defense.pdf . live .
  4. Web site: Find, Fix, Track, Target, Engage, Assess . Air Force Magazine . John A. Tirpak . July 1, 2000.
  5. News: It's About Time: The Pressing Need to Evolve the Kill Chain . Benitez . Mike . May 17, 2017 . War on the Rocks . April 28, 2020 . June 8, 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200608092136/https://warontherocks.com/2017/05/its-about-time-the-pressing-need-to-evolve-the-kill-chain/ . live .
  6. News: The OODA Loop: How Fighter Pilots Make Fast and Accurate Decisions . March 15, 2021 . fs.blog . September 10, 2023 . September 27, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230927214318/https://fs.blog/ooda-loop/ . live .
  7. News: Tiny Satellites From Silicon Valley May Help Track North Korea Missiles . Sanger . David E. . July 6, 2017 . The New York Times . July 7, 2017 . July 7, 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170707045127/https://www.nytimes.com/2017/07/06/world/asia/pentagon-spy-satellites-north-korea-missiles.html . live .
  8. News: 06/30/17 - Joint Statement between the United States and the Republic of Korea U.S. Embassy & Consulate in Korea . 2017-06-30 . U.S. Embassy & Consulate in Korea . 2017-07-07 . en-US .