Situational Awareness and Current Information Environment

: The article deals with providing situational awareness in operations at the operational level of command in the context of the information envi -ronment, the current nature of which significantly affects the execution of this capability. It examines the influence of three selected aspects – information overload, the expansion of advanced information techno logy and the growing importance of the cyber domain – on generating, maintaining and sharing situational awareness in planning and conduct of operations. It identifies and characterizes the respective sub-capabili ties within the information area, necessary for operational headquarters to effectively provide situational awareness, and outline possible ways to develop these capabilities in terms of internal processes, technical equi pment and personnel. vnitřních procesů, technického vybavení a personálu.