Long-range Ukrainian strike drones aimed at targets around the Leningrad Oblast have, in several cases, strayed or pushed beyond intended routes, crossing into the airspace of Finland, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and Poland. Whether by navigation failure, electronic interference, or deliberate ambiguity, the result is the same, NATO airspace is no…
Strategic attacks targeting critical infrastructure such as power grids, data networks, and water supply systems have become a significant threat. The ability to monitor and protect these assets continuously and comprehensively is crucial for maintaining national security. Read the full article in Nordic Defence Review.
Despite of the importance of the electromagnetic spectrum (EMS) in modern operations and the obvious need to coordinate spectrum activities with air, space, land, sea and cyber activities, most Western nations, and NATO, have failed to recognize EMS as one environment in modern warfare. This might be the Achille’s heel…
Finnish technology research centre VTT launched Finland’s second Quantum computer on Tuesday 10th October. The 20-qubit quantum computer will bring quantum computing in Finland to a new level. But what is quantum technology, and how it could be applied for defence purposes? Read the full article in Nordic Defence Review.
Modern battlespace is getting more and more transparent especially for mobile warfare. Is it anymore possible to survive in hide and seek game against modern all-weather capable sensors cueing and directing enemy firepower? Read the full article in Nordic Defence Review.
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. Read the full article in Nordic Defence Review.
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. Read the full article in Nordic Defence Review.
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 bring…