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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