The 2025 LANDEURO Symposium in Wiesbaden, Germany highlighted the importance of joint doctrine and technology for the U.S. military, NATO, and its allies to successfully operate in multidomain operations. The symposium emphasized the need for cooperation and coordination among nations to address the evolving nature of modern warfare.
Army Brig. Gen. Steven Carpenter, commander of the 56th Theater Multi-Domain Command, stressed that a strong United States military and a strong NATO are not just regional deterrents but global deterrence forces. He noted that communication among U.S., NATO, and its allies is crucial, as well as collaboration with the industrial base.
Harald Manheim, head of defense digital, cyber, and managing director of Airbus Defense and Space, Germany, agreed that interoperability and trust are essential. “We need to know each other to create and build trust,” he said.
Doctrine plays a significant role in human and procedural interoperability, according to Richard Creed Jr., director of Combined Arms Doctrine Directorate. The U.S. Army doctrine focuses on multidomain operations, combined arms, including space, cyber, electronic warfare, air defense, and more.
As technology advances at a faster pace, operational environments change, influencing doctrine, said Creed. The updated doctrine published in 2022 has been revised to reflect the evolving nature of modern warfare, with an emphasis on land forces being congruent with the Army’s operational concept.
The current need on the battlefield is to bridge existing systems and link them together for more multidomain operations, according to Manheim. Software-defined defense may be the future vision, requiring speed, interoperability, and combat mass communications integrated across the alliance.
Multidomain operations require complex problem-solving, said Carpenter, who leads a theater asset working with other U.S. military services, NATO, and coalition partners. Exercises like Dynamic Front help develop leadership, expertise, and build the architecture needed to win the fight.
The importance of joint doctrine and technology cannot be overstated, as it enables nations to address complex warfighting requirements and achieve strategic outcomes through layering effects. By speaking the same language and sharing information, nations can overcome language barriers and differences in doctrine, leading to increased success on the battlefield.
Source: https://www.defense.gov/News/News-Stories/Article/Article/4248680/army-experts-discuss-vital-components-of-multidomain-operations-at-landeuro