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Developing the Ability to Extract Combat Power from "Flexible Command" (柔性指挥)

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善于向“柔性指挥”要战斗力

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  1. Published18 October 2026, by CMC Political Work Department
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Two PLA authors, Shi Jiading and Zhao Lin, lay out a doctrinal framework for 柔性指挥 (flexible command), arguing that the traditional 刚性指挥模式 (rigid command model)—fixed hierarchies, static groupings, centralized approval chains—is a structural liability in intelligentized warfare and must be supplemented by distributed command nodes, modular force packaging, tiered real-time authorization, and AI-assisted decision compression. The article documents the PLA's ongoing effort to reconcile its foundational requirement for centralized unified command with the operational demand for frontline autonomy, a tension the authors resolve through the formula 刚性管总、柔性应变 (rigidity governs the whole, flexibility responds to change). The repeated invocation of 'several recent local wars'—without naming them—as validation for every prescriptive claim fits a well-established pattern in PLA professional military education writing where foreign combat experience is marshaled to build doctrinal consensus; the piece is evidence of where that internal argument currently stands, not of any specific organizational or exercise decision.

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善于向“柔性指挥”要战斗力 ■世家定 赵林 ●智能化战争加速演进,对作战指挥方式创新提出迫切要求。在坚持集中统一指挥的前提下,必须通过系统提升指挥机构弹性、作战编组灵活性和指挥流程敏捷性,并依托跨域协同、动态授权、抗毁恢复等机制规范运行,全面提升柔性指挥能力。 当前,战争形态加速向智能化演进。近几场局部战争实践表明,传统层级繁多、流程固化、编组固定的刚性指挥模式,难以适应智能化作战指挥的敏捷性、灵活性要求,亟需创新指挥方式。在坚持集中统一指挥根本原则的前提下,适度增加“柔性”要素,实施统分结合、刚柔相济的柔性指挥,是应对瞬息万变智能化战场的必然选择。 深刻把握柔性指挥的内在逻辑 柔性指挥,是为顺应战争智能化演进规律、弥补刚性指挥短板,在坚持集中统一指挥根本原则下,通过适度下放指挥决策权限、构建分布式弹性指挥机构、推行模块化动态作战编组、打造自适应敏捷指挥流程,从而提升指挥响应速度与战场适应能力,有效应对战争不确定性的新型指挥方式。其内在逻辑体现为三个方面: 顺应战争形态演进大势。战争形态决定指挥方式。冷兵器战争战线固定、节奏缓慢,集中指挥即可满足需求。机械化战争以线式攻防为主,层级固定、流程固化的刚性指挥亦能胜任。进入信息化智能化战争时代,侦察感知全域覆盖、远程火力精确打击、网络电磁攻防激烈,大型固定指挥中枢生存堪忧,极易在开战之初遭敌精准摧毁。近几场局部战争中,有关各方多主动摒弃大型固定指挥所,转而采用机动分散的小型指挥机构。构建分布式小型指挥机构,科学下放指挥权限,实施柔性指挥,是顺应智能化战争发展趋势的必然要求。 弥补刚性指挥固有短板。传统刚性指挥,存在机构固定易毁、编组僵化难调、流程繁琐迟缓等弊端。近几场局部战争中,沿用刚性指挥的一方,因指挥所位置暴露、指挥链路冗长、前线临机处置权缺失,导致指挥节点频遭打击,且官兵发现目标后需层层请示,常痛失战机。反观对手,依托便携指挥终端压缩层级,实现侦察力量与火力单元直接对接,快速完成杀伤链闭合。战争实践表明,刚性指挥的固有短板已成为制胜瓶颈,必须通过柔性指挥加以有效弥补。 实现刚柔优势互补共生。刚性指挥与柔性指挥并非对立排斥,而是相辅相成、缺一不可的有机整体。刚性管总,重在定方向、控大局。战略部署、重大行动必须坚持刚性的集中统一指挥,确保令行禁止、步调一致。柔性应变,重在抓战机、活战术。面对战场突发情况、稍纵即逝的战机、局部态势变化,需敢于科学授权,允许一线指挥员灵活处置、快速反应。因此,必须摒弃非此即彼的思维定势,坚持刚性为根基、柔性为补充,在动态平衡中实现指挥效能最大化。 着力提升柔性指挥的核心能力 提升柔性指挥能力是实施柔性指挥的基础。需围绕指挥机构、作战编组、指挥流程三个关键维度协同发力,依托智能技术赋能,系统构建能力体系。 构建分布式弹性指挥机构。打破传统的指挥架构,构建分布式、可机动、可无缝接替的弹性指挥体系。将大型固定指挥中心拆解为多个小型化、便携化、高隐蔽、强机动的指挥单元,分散部署于战场全域,依托军用通信链路和战场云平台实现高效互联、功能聚合,形成“形散神聚”的有机整体,显著提升战场生存能力。近几场局部战争已充分验证这一判断,各方广泛运用车载、单兵便携及小型指挥终端实施分散部署,即使部分单元受损,整体指挥体系仍能稳定运行。 推行模块化动态作战编组。提升指挥柔性的关键在于打破编制束缚,实现作战力量“按需抽组、灵活搭配、即用即联、任务归建”。应依据侦察预警、火力打击、电子对抗、无人作战等核心功能,打造标准化、通用化作战模块。战时根据敌情、地形、任务需求,快速组合模块,形成最优任务单元。外军在多场冲突中,凭借模块化编组,实现了打击模式快速切换、作战重心灵活调整、精确适配各类目标,展现出较强的战场适应力。 打造自适应敏捷指挥流程。智能化战场决策窗口期急剧压缩,必须精简优化指挥流程。关键在于明晰权责边界,实施分级授权决策。依托大数据、人工智能等数智技术,自动化完成情报筛选、态势研判,减少人工重复劳动。同时,严格区分决策层级,战略战役级重大行动,坚持高层集中指挥;对于前线突发敌情、动态高价值目标等,全面下放临机处置权,确保一线指挥员能够快速决策。近几场局部战争中,实力较弱一方凭借扁平化指挥链路和快速决策机制抢占先机、掌握主动的战例,有力印证了精简流程、快速决断的极端重要性。 健全规范柔性指挥的运行机制 柔性指挥并非随意无序,灵活必须建立在规范之上。确保柔性指挥落地见效、规范运行,必须依托配套机制,做到“灵活有边界、放权有底线”,实现部队“放而不乱”。 健全跨域协同机制。力量分散部署后,信息阻隔、协同不畅易导致各自为战。所以,要统一数据标准与通信协议,确保所有作战单元共享统一、实时的战场态势图;要建立智能自主协同机制,使分散的指挥单元能依托智能平台主动感知态势、智能补位协同,减少不必要的上报协调环节,实现不同作战力量优势互补、效能倍增。近几场局部战争中,有的军队在战争初期因协同不畅陷入被动,而后期则通过健全机制使体系效能显著提升,这些经验教训从正反两面印证了顺畅协同机制是分散力量“攥指成拳”、形成体系合力的关键。 推行动态授权机制。固定权限难以适应动态战场。需建立随战场态势实时调整的分级授权机制:态势平稳时,适度收紧权限,规范一线行动;当遭遇敌情突发、节点受损、有利战机闪现等情况时,系统应能自动快速下放相应临机处置权限;态势平稳后及时回收权限。同时,必须细化各级权责清单,清晰界定自主处置与必须上报的权限边界,做到“放权不放任”,充分激发各级主观能动性,最大限度释放作战潜能。 完善抗毁恢复机制。现代战争首打指挥节点,必须构建多层次冗余备份手段以保障指挥稳定连续。在通信上要构建立体化多重通信链路,实现断链自动切换。在指挥上要预先制定周密的权限移交、任务转接预案和流程,确保节点受损后指挥权能无缝、顺畅交接。在装备保障上要编组机动抢修分队前出部署,确保受损指挥装备能快速修复。近几场局部战争实践表明,完善的备份链路与节点替补方案,是保障指挥体系在持续火力打击下保持韧性的基石。 总之,唯有坚持刚性管总、柔性应变、刚柔相济的原则,实现两种指挥方式的优势互补,才能更有效地驾驭智能化战争的复杂性和不确定性,掌握未来战场主动权。

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