Engineering & Technologies, 2016, 9(3), 332-340 ~ ~ ~ УДК 355.4 The Analysis of Modern Information and Fire Confl ict Distinctive Features Gennady V. Zibrov Military Training and Research Center of the Air Force «Air Force Academy ft. Professor N.E. Zhukovsky and Y.A. Gagarin» 54a Starykh Bol’shevikov Str., Voronezh, 394064, Russia Received 01.09.2015, received in revised form 19.01.2016, accepted 01.03.2016 The article dwells upon the role of information superiority in achieving the geopolitical goals. <...> The importance of overtaking the opposing force in reconnaissance is explained. <...> The military-system analysis of initial confl ict opposition characterizing the high degree of tension and further development of this opposition, main tendencies of intelligence gathering systems are stated. <...> Citation: Zibrov G.V. The analysis of modern information and fi re confl ict distinctive features, J. Sib. <...> Information superiority of the Russian Federation Armed Forces (RF AF) over a potential opponent is considered as one of fundamental factors in the achieving of the fi nal goal – defeat of the © Siberian Federal University. <...> All rights reserved * Corresponding author E-mail address: zibrov77@inbox.ru # 332 # Gennady V. Zibrov. <...> The Analysis of Modern Information and Fire Confl ict Distinctive Features opponent’s armed forces or refusal of their military-political administration to further implement their plans on the benefi cial for the AF of Russian Federation terms. <...> Each of the branches and arms of the RF AF in accordance with current plans plays the most active role in accomplishing certain tasks to achieve the information superiority over the opposing force. <...> Forming the alliance of like-minded states and denial of making similar alliances to the opposing state (or taking measures to destroy the already formed alliance of states). 3. <...> Destruction of air defense capabilities as well as the means of counter strike and launch under attack, including those that pose the threat to friendly information assets. 10. <...> Defeat of the opposing states’ Armed Forces and forcing the military and political leaders to surrender. 11. <...> The struggle for information superiority is a complex information confl ict, in which the opponents, besides the reconnaissance activities, will engage the objectives to hamper or impede their application, while taking measures to ensure unimpeded performance of friendly <...>