Vojenské rozhledy / Czech Military Review Nr. 2/2011: 97-100

Will Military Deception Pass Away?Opinions, controversy

Doc. Ing. Milan Kubeša, CSc.

There are no military conflicts without deception, as it is among others a very cheap method how to contribute to the successful accomplishment of the assigned mission. Military deception (MILDEC) is applicable across a wide range of military operations. MILDEC can be conducted during all phases of military operations at strategic, operational, and tactical levels. It is defined as being those actions executed to deliberately mislead adversary decision makers as to friendly military capabilities, intentions, and operations, thereby causing the adversary to take specific actions (or inactions) that will contribute to the accomplishment of the friendly mission. According to he author, the operational deception is to be explained in more detail, basic rules are to be outlined, including fundamental principles and methods of deception for operational planning.

Keywords: Military deception, doctrine, military terminology, military operations, masking

Published: June 15, 2011  Show citation