brigadecentric
Brigadecentric, also known as brigade-centric warfare, is a doctrinal concept in modern military organization and operations that prioritizes brigades as the primary maneuver and decision-making units within a larger joint force. In a brigade-centric construct, brigades—often reinforced with attached battalions, cross-functional teams, and embedded support elements—are designed to operate with a high degree of autonomy, empowered to execute complex missions without awaiting division-level direction. The approach emphasizes modular, multi-domain combined-arms brigades and rapid, decentralized decision-making enabled by networked sensors, surveillance, and fires.
Key characteristics include mission command at brigade level; organic and attached capabilities across infantry, armor, artillery,
Origins of the concept trace to late 20th-century theories of maneuver warfare and network-centric warfare, and
See also: brigade combat team, mission command, network-centric warfare, combined arms.