Distributed C2

Commander's Intent

Concise statement of purpose, key tasks, and end state that guides subordinate initiative.

Definition

Commander's Intent is a short, clear statement of why an operation is being conducted, what the key tasks are, and what acceptable end state looks like. In intent-based autonomous and human-uncrewed teams, Commander's Intent is the explicit input that bounds machine reasoning and authorizes initiative.

Reference attributes

Components
Purpose, key tasks, end state

Related terms

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