DEFENCE INNOVATION – A SWEDISH PERSPECTIVE A PUBLICATION FROM THE SWEDISH SECURITY & DEFENCE INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION AUTONOMOUS VEHICLES AND HYPERSONIC WEAPONS – TECHNOLOGY OF THE FUTURE REQUIRES SWIFT DECISIONS PAGE 4 SWEDISH ARMED FORCES INVEST IN CYBER SOLDIERS – NEW TRAINING COMMENCES 2020 PAGE 24 DAG HARTELIUS, DIRECTOR-GENERAL, NATIONAL DEFENCE RADIO ESTABLISHMENT: ”THREATS HAVE BECOME MORE MULTIFACETED AND COMPLEX” PAGE 14 MBDA advert 260 x 375 Meteor Swedish Security & Defence Association_Layout 1 08/03/2019 08:16 Page 1 Regardless of whether it’s cyber or air defence, it is con- siderably more difficult to develop technology that defend or society rather than attacking, says Robert Limmergård. Photo: Hampus Hagstedt/Försvarsmakten. EXCELLENCE AT YOUR SIDE SOFF Together, we defend The Swedish Security and Defence Industry our society Association, SOFF, is an interbranch organi- sation for companies Sweden needs to face destabilizing acts aimed at influencing Sweden within the field of politically, economically and militarily. Protection of society’s functionality security and defence in falls to a large number of players who together constitute a security Sweden. Today, we are structure that increases the ability to defend society. more than 100 member companies which togeth- To develop defence technology – regardless of whether it’s cyber or air er within the security defence – is considerably more difficult than to harm society. In order to and defence sector have protect and defend our society, knowledge of how new technology is devel- approximately 30,000 oped and managed is nevertheless necessary. It requires that we under- employees and gener- stand the weaknesses and strengths of systems in order to develop ate a turnover of SEK 30 the technology that counteracts the same. In so doing, the companies billion annually. contribute to, and become an integrated part of maintaining Sweden’s operational capability in both the short and long-term. A functioning market is a prerequisite for In order to utilize Sweden’s collective resources and effectively provide companies to invest in the capability to protect society, security policy, technology and the market technology and solutions must be seen as a single entity. It is essential to conduct a dialogue on how that protect Sweden. the security and defence market can be best developed to meet society’s needs. A dialogue for which both companies and authorities bear responsi- If you have any questions concerning the secu- bility. We need to understand each other’s needs and limitations early. We rity and defence market, need to talk about concepts, work on studies and practice more together. please feel free to con- tact us. We can also help We also need to attract new technology, new enterprises and new with facts, information employees to the ecosystem that protects Sweden. There is no conflict of and industry statistics. aims, we are here to create technology and solutions that protect Sweden. Meteor - A new set of rules For further information visit: www.soff.se/en ROBERT LIMMERGÅRD MBDA and SAAB SECRETARY-GENERAL, SWEDISH SECURITY AND DEFENCE INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION working together for the Swedish Air Force. 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Here, aerial reconnaissance is conducted with the help of a TUAV (Tactical Unmanned Aerial Vehicle). Technology of the future requires swift decisions Military activities are increasingly influenced by techno- Rickard Stridh, who is basically a defence driving vehicles, a technology that can logical development. The Swedish Armed Forces’ engineer. also be used for unmanned combat vehicles. This also applies to marine craft, Head of Development, Rickard Stridh, keeps tabs on Autonomous vehicles becoming both above and below the sea surface. everything from Artificial Intelligence to hypersonic increasingly common Keeping up with the pace of devel- He points out some areas where devel- opment is a challenge for the Swedish weapons. Text: Anders Steinvall | Photo: Mats Nyström/Försvarsmakten opment is advancing rapidly and where Armed Forces. It is important to think technology is becoming increasingly im- correctly and to use the limited resources portant for the operational environment. properly from the start. Furthermore, one That technological advances change the needs and requirements for technology Artificial intelligence, AI, is an area should look far into the future. conditions for military conflicts is nothing development with a focus on how future where rapid development is taking place, As an example, Rickard Stridh new. Now, military research is catching up threats can best be met. both civilian and military. The Armed mentions hypersonic weapons, which are with a technological development on the He also directs the distribution of SEK Forces have to deal with a lot of data and under development in countries around civilian side that in our digitalized society 700 million that the Swedish Armed Rickard Stridh foresees AI becoming us. They can, for example, be very fast is moving at a furious pace. Forces annually allocates for research, an important tool that the military will missiles that radically shrink the theatre – We must always ask ourselves what technology development and studies. benefit from in the future. of operations. the next step is that will change the Most of the money goes to the Swedish – Development within quantum – A traditional cruise missile flies at a picture, the technology that everyone is Defence Research Agency (FOI) but also technology and quantum computers may speed below 1,000 kph, but a hypersonic looking for. That is the very essence of to the Swedish Defence University (För- become increasingly important as this weapon may fly at 7,000 kph. This means military research, says Colonel Rickard svarshögskolan) and Defence Materiel technology gradually matures. Quantum that, depending on the distance, you only Stridh, since 2017 Administration (Försvarets Materielverk). computers will develop areas such as have a few minutes to react, says Rickard Head of Devel- – We focus first and foremost on capa- encryption and navigation, he says. Stridh. opment of the bility development both in the short and A third example is the autonomous This places completely new demands Swedish Armed long term. One of the most important sector, that is the development of differ- on sensors and Command and Control Forces. factors is the operating environment and ent types of unmanned and self-driving systems for rapid response. A reality that In his role, he trying to get a picture of what it will vehicles and systems. Unmanned flying is soon to transpire. should keep an look like in the future. Generally, we see vehicles are already commonplace. On eye on all of the an increasing technological influence on the civilian side, much money is being Rickard Stridh Armed Forces’ military operations of the future, says invested in the development of self- DISTINGUISHED BY INNOVATION 4 TECHNOLOGY FOR SELF-DRIVING VEHICLES Utilizing the latest technology with 3D map data, the software company, Carmenta, can provide real-time operational information for decision-making and also anticipate events. Something that enables the defence industry to plan how self-driving military vehicles can move in terrain. A simple 3D map gives you information of how an area looks, but not much more. 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Our technology pro- vides you with information about where you have the vantage point, without being visible to the sniper, explains Mats Pålsson, Sales & Marketing Manager at Carmenta Geospatial Technology – a Swedish software company that delivers security critical solutions amongst those based on the nature of the terrain. developing all the time and is also used today others to the defence industry. – By combining the route function with the in self-driving vehicles. – What makes our technology unique is free visibility function, you open the door to a – As autonomous military vehicles must be that we can make these calculations in real whole range of new possibilities. For example, able to get around on their own in terrain time even when you and your threats are in imagine a combat vehicle that needs to there must be some kind of idea of how to constant motion. advance and observe a specific area where get from point A to point B. 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