网络中心战的思想是美国海军研究人员在1997年提出来的，后为美国国防部和陆海空三军所接受。2001年7月美国国防部呈交给国会一份报告，全面系统地描述了网络中心战的概念、定义和术语，说明了网络中心战与美军《2020联合作战设想》的关系，描述了从国防部到各军种及各级指挥机 The idea of ​​a network-centric war was proposed by US Navy researchers in 1997 and later accepted by the U.S. Department of Defense and the Armed Forces of the Armed Forces. In July 2001, the U.S. Department of Defense submitted a report to Congress, which comprehensively and systematically described the concept, definition and terminology of cyber-center warfare. It described the relationship between cyber-center warfare and the U.S. “2020 Joint Operations Assumption” Department to all services and command at all levels