UAVs and satellites extend communications and networks. Units receive updates on the move via satellite broadcasts. Concurrently, the unit begins to shape the battlespace. When thinking about shaping the battlespace, one must understand the enemy's organizational whole. Shaping activities are already isolating the current battle zone and closing off the enemy's capacity for reconnaissance.
Decisive combat is possible without defeating the enemy force in detail.
This is accomplished by focusing combat power at precise locations that destroy the organizational integrity of the force. Force tracking and predicative tools allow maneuvering where the enemy is not and orchestrate effects not where he is, but where he is going to be. The intelligence processes reach the crossover point, and organic collections kick in. The commander looks at how the enemy will react to his plan. Complete situational awareness is critical.