Centralized Control Definition - MilitaryDictionary.org
centralized control
1.) In air defense, the control mode whereby a higher echelon makes direct target assignments to fire units.
2.) In joint air operations, placing within one commander the responsibility and authority for planning, directing, and coordinating a military operation or group/category of operations.
See Also:
- related decentralized control
In the United States, military vocabulary is standardized by the Department of Defence. These terms are used by the United States Army, Navy, Air Force, and Marine Corps.
Term Classification: operations
Source:
Department of Defence, Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms
Term sourced from JP 3-30: Command and Control of Joint Air Operations, updated February 2014 View source document
This term is marked as active and was last updated in 2015
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