When Sweden end January 2025 decided to implement its so far largest defence assistance package to Ukraine amounting to 1.23 bn dollars this was a powerful signal also to other donors: Do not give up. Enable Ukraine to fight and when the time comes to …
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Hostomel 2022
“Sedan det ryska angreppet på Ukraina 2022 har det svenska försvars- och säkerhetspolitiska läget fundamentalt förändrats. Försvarsmakten och armén måste därför snarast utvecklas och transformeras för att anpassas till denna nya kontext.” – Major-Gener…
Unmanned warfare in Ukraine – What to expect during 2025
Like in previous years, this year has shown the potential of unmanned systems on the battlefield. The war in Ukraine has also shown us that there is still a lot of potential to be uncovered in unmanned warfare. With unmanned warfare, I am not only refe…
Unmanned systems in Kursk – Shaping the Battlespace and denying the enemy access
The Ukrainian offensive into Kursk Oblast has taken many by surprise, especially the Russians. Not only because the operation was daring but also because it may have shown that it is still possible to surprise an adversary on an otherwise transparent b…
The evolution of unmanned systems in Ukraine
Although drones are on everyone’s lips, and some think that small unmanned aerial systems will lose their advantage soon[1], a lot is still happening regarding technical development and the evolution of tactical procedures that a modern military needs …
Moscow and Swedish NATO Accession
Russia’s geopolitical goals, its overall confrontation with the west, and its war against Ukraine will continue to be key to dimensioning Moscow’s military planning. Its rhetoric and threats are, however, what Russia has left in its arsenal to deter Sw…
Unmanned systems are more than just a “thing.”
The war between Armenia and Azerbaijan in Nagorno-Karabakh in 2020 and the swift victory by the Azeri military, largely thanks to loitering munitions and tactical UAVs, put the spotlight on how unmanned aerial systems (UAS) could help win not only batt…
Approaching 2024: The anatomy of security concerns – Globally and regionally
As the problematic year 2023 storms towards its conclusion, carrying with it a flood of alarmist analyses in the international discourse with regards to the global and regional security situation, it would seem imperative to seek to specify the securit…