The Army’s concept of Landpower refers to?

• A. Naval power projection
• B. Space warfare
• C. The application of landpower by land forces to achieve national objectives
• D. Cyber warfare capabilities

Answer: (C)

Landpower is the use of Army ground forces—infantry, armor, artillery, engineers, sustainment, and leadership—to achieve national objectives through operations on land. It centers on applying force, maneuver, fires, and persistent presence on the ground to shape outcomes, deter adversaries, and win conflicts in the land domain. This emphasizes exploiting terrain, conducting combined-arms operations, and maintaining ground-based influence and legitimacy, including stabilization and security tasks that can’t be fully achieved from sea, air, space, or cyberspace. The choice described captures this distinct focus on how land forces fight, maneuver, and operate to achieve objectives, setting it apart from naval power projection, space warfare, or cyber warfare capabilities.