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English: Levels of War – Future War, 1995 to ? The foregoing historical discussion against the backdrop of an evolving structure for the levels of war points to the possibility of dramatic change in the American concept and practice of warfare. New equipment and weapon systems, employed in great numbers at the critical points in time and space, now offer the potential for continuous offensive operations. They permit the retention of initiative and the exploitation of opportunities for the annihilation of the enemy's forces in a rapid, integrated campaign. Although not definitive on the precise scenario a future conflict could take, the fourth evolution of the three levels of war depicts a dramatically deepening battlefield where tempo increases by yet another order of magnitude and where the levels of war essentially merge. Lethal, precision-guided munitions are launched at still greater ranges, for the most part well beyond the visual range of the enemy. Smaller combined-arms combat formations with advanced indirect and direct-fire weapon systems dominate larger areas than in the past. Aided by enhanced surveillance capabilities in the form of unmanned aerial vehicles, airborne radars, and satellites, fewer forces are needed to concentrate the effects of combat power against the enemy. Rather than move to contact, combined-arms units will electronically search and then destroy the enemy on the battlefield. This form of warfare collapses the three levels of war, so to speak, by enlisting the tactics offire and movement directly in behalf of the strategic goal. The new structure of warfare integrates and synchronizes redundant, multiservice warfighting systems in simultaneous attacks on the enemy throughout his entire depth and in the space above him as well. All of this means that in future conflict the three levels of war, as separate and distinct loci of command and functional responsibilities, will be spaced and timed out of existence.