Technological development of radars and communication systems will cause hard times for Electric Warfare systems, as library-based electronic support is too slow and current intelligent jammers not intelligent enough for the dynamic battle space of the future. M.Sc., Lic.Tech, Dr.Tech h.c., GSO, Colonel Jyri Kosola, R&T Director, Finnish Defence Forces Electromagnetic waves have been exploited
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They almost reached Moscow, but did not storm the city. Almost no one knows what was behind their action. It could be a coordinated attempt to reveal potential domestic traitors, deceive Ukrainians, and test the Western reaction. By Pekka Virkki , a Helsinki-based journalist and author specializing in the Baltic Sea region and security. It
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Over 2071 years ago, on January 10th, 49 BC a Roman proconsul and commanding general of ten legions (some 45 000 soldiers) crossed the River Rubicon coming from Gaul and started his March on Rome. This historical moment is known as the beginning of the Roman Civil War. By Lieutenant colonel Agilolf Kesselring, Military historian, PhD
Transformation from analogue technologies to digital technology in 1980 ́s and 1990 ́s was a small revolution, as digital technology allowed to store information reliably, to transmit it over long distances and to process it in a device called processor. By Jyri Kosola, M.Sc, Lic.Tech, Dr.Tech h.c., GSO, R&T Director, Finnish Defence Forces Disclaimer: The arguments
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Emerging and Disruptive: Who Dares, Wins Emerging and disruptive technology, or EDT, is today’s buzzword used to describe a fundamental change that technological development brings. Emerging refers to new applications that are not foreseen or recognized now. As these technologies mature and become more widespread, sources of innovation will be more diverse. This will inevitably
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Risto E. J. Penttilä Finland and Sweden’s membership in NATO is a boost for Nordic cooperation. Is it time for a new Kalmar Union? If so, should the Baltic states be part of it? The original Kalmar Union combined the kingdoms of Denmark, Norway, and Sweden in the Middle Ages. It ended exactly five hundred
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Jorma J. Jussila Ph.D. Writing weapons and ammunition requirement specifications is not as easy as writing to Santa Claus. These papers serve multiple purposes in organizations authorized to use lethal force. Tactical requirements are paramount. From legal and human rights angle the specification must show that constraints are obeyed. Occupational health and safety issues must
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