ABSTRACT
A review of historical and contemporary Soviet military strategy reveals a Soviet desire to create a survivable and reliable command, control, and communications network. The navy's present command, control, and communications systems have been improved along with improvements in naval ships and weapons. The World War II concepts for organizing and employing forces are evident in the current force structure, albeit with modifications made necessary by the vastly improved combat capabilities. The evolving systems were accompanied by an expansion of the navy, which included long-distance operations by surface ships, submarines, and aircraft and modern naval combatant construction. The Soviets judge the strength of their systems in terms of reliability and continuity, and the leadership has required networks that provide continuous communications with the forces afloat and that can withstand the pressures of combat. The modernizing of Soviet naval command, control, and communications systems has produced an excellent means of controlling the Soviet naval forces in wartime.
