Since the time of the first battlefield use of electronic equipment, information operations have been of increasing importance is so great that some analysts say that IO will be the dominant characteristic of future wars.

• 自从在战场上首次使用电子装备以来，信息作战在战争中的重要性不断增加, 今天，其重要程度如此之高，以致一些分析家们认为信息作战将是未来战争的主导性特点。