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75 / OCT-01-17 Published by
Finland’s defence: today and tomorrow
General Jarmo Lindberg, Finnish Chief of Defence
This year, Finland celebrates its one hundredth The states in Fin-
year of independence. Throughout their his- land’s neighbouring
tory, the Finnish Defence Forces have been an area have respon-
important part of our society, both in times of ded to the changes
peace and war. Even today, national military in the security en-
CONTENT
defence has the strong support of the Finnish vironment by de-
people. According to the latest survey carried veloping the readi-
• Finland’s defence
out at the end of last year, more than 70% of ness of their armed
• Defence Finns are of the opinion that Finland should forces and making
be defended by arms in all situations. decisions concerning new materiel procure-
• Technology Finland was one of the few European ment, as well as by increasing appropriations
• Industry & Trade countries that did not give up the principles for their armed forces.
of total defence, a broad reserve or the gene- Alongside of the increase in traditional land,
ral conscription that it requires when the Cold sea and air-based operations, also informa-
War ended. The weakened security situation tion networks and systems – the cyber dimen-
MASTHEAD in Europe of late shows us that we have acted sion – has become an operating environment
sensibly. of warfare. Information networks and the
The Defence Report published by the Finnish data they contain have become a means of in-
ESD Spotlight
Email newsletter of the magazine Government in February 2017 gives clear gu- fluencing an opponent more extensively and
“European Security & Defence” (ESD) idelines for the use of our defence capability unexpectedly than by conventional military
Editor-in-Chief: Dr. Peter Bossdorf
and its development far into the 2020s. The means. For example, a cyber-attack can very
Managing Editor: Dorothee Frank (df) Defence Report assesses the military opera- rapidly paralyse many critical functions of so-
Editors: Stephen Barnard (sb), Wilhelm ting environment, describes the current state ciety in parallel. Traditional and new means
Bocklet (wb), Waldemar Geiger (wg), Gerhard
Heiming (gwh), Clara Hensel (ch) of our defence and outlines the future of our of warfare can also be used together in many
Photos lead story: MoD Finland defence capability. different ways.
Layout: Dorothee Frank
In the last few years, Finland’s security en- In today’s world, external and internal securi-
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is formed according to our circumstances ding solidarity and mutual assistance that
and needs, and which illustrates the prin- bind all European Union member states,
ciples and realisation of Finland’s defence. this new task allows Finland to provide as-
The foundation of our defence rests on our sistance to other states. Correspondingly,
well-known choices: general conscription, through changes to legislation relating to
not relying on any military assistance, and this new task, Finland is also able to receive
a credible defence that covers our entire international military assistance.
country. Behind our choices lies the strong I would like to emphasise the importance
will of our citizens to defend their country. of general conscription for Finland’s mi-
National military defence is a part of the litary national defence. In Finland’s con- The focus of development during this
vital functions of Finland‘s overall securi- ditions, conscription has proved to be decade has been the Army. The Army is
ty and safety, along with public order, the the most cost-effective arrangement for developed in troop entities, with equip-
subsistence and functional capability of maintaining its defence capability in both ment and capabilities being continually
the population, and leadership of the sta- peace and wartime. Conscription allows developed from one decade to the next.
te, to mention just a few aspects. Finland’s us to produce and maintain our wartime The Army’s most important capability pro-
defence capability is based on ground, sea forces, of which reservists make up almost jects are for example equipping the new
and air defence capabilities proportionate 97 percent in manpower. General conscrip- wartime troops and developing the land
to the operating environment and on the tion securely ties the defence forces to our forces‘ mobility, rapid reaction capability,
joint capabilities supporting them, but also society and significantly contributes to our fire power and strike force. The current
on the capacity to receive international as- citizens’ interest in Finland’s defence. Four further development of our artillery sys-
sistance. out of five Finns support maintaining the tem, which is one of Europe’s largest, can
In order to be able to prevent military current conscription system. General con- be seen in this year’s K9 self-propelled ho-
crises and if necessary repel attacks, we scription also provides the defence forces witzer purchase from South Korea.
need both spearhead capabilities based with an excellent pool for recruiting. This By means of systematic development we
on modern technology and a broad reser- year, the National Defence University’s of- ensure the Army’s ability to fulfil its task
ve. Rapid deployment forces in high readi- ficer training programme has had a record also in the 2020s, and development work
ness equipped with effective and modern number of applicants, same as voluntary will continue in the future. The overall
systems and consisting of troops from all military service for women. volume of materiel projects planned for
three services are primarily used to pre- Despite the changes in the operating envi- the Army in the next decade is almost
vent the escalation of a situation into an ar- ronment, Finland is currently not subject three times the size of the Navy’s Squadron
med attack against Finland. If the situation to any imminent military threat. Howe- 2020 project.
requires, the rapid deployment forces are ver, more multiform threats that can arise On the other hand, the development of
capable of repelling a first strike on Finland. more quickly and unexpectedly and may the Navy and Air Force is reflected by the
The capability for responding to large-sca- have more serious consequences, have procurement of systems such as vessels
le attacks is created using territorial forces given rise to the need to develop our rea- and aircraft. The main systems of the Navy
equipped with appropriate materiel from diness and regulate it flexibly as required. and Air Force will be decommissioned al-
our large reserve. The Air Force and Navy have traditionally most simultaneously in the 2020s. For our
The defence forces have had three main overseen and protected our territorial in- defence, the vessel and fighter aircraft
tasks. These are the military defence of tegrity. In our current situation we con- purchases that will replace outgoing capa-
Finland, supporting other authorities and tinue to develop their readiness. The effect bilities at the beginning of the next deca-
participating in international military crisis of the change is greater in the Army, howe- de are vital strategic projects. The Navy’s
management. In July 2017, we were assig- ver, as we purposefully transform this ser- Squadron 2020 will replace seven vessels
ned an additional task. In simplified terms, vice previously focused mainly on training at the end of their life cycle. This project
this task is “participating in international into a readiness and training organisation. is a prerequisite for the accomplishment
assistance”. Based on the clauses regar- This entails for example building and trai- of maritime defence tasks after the midd-
ning new troops with a higher level of rea- le of the next decade. Replacing our F/A-
This is an excerpt, please read the full diness. We will also increase the strength 18 HORNETs with multirole fighters will
article in ESD 7/2017. Order your free or our wartime troops from 230,000 to enable our capability to defend our entire
copy here: info@mittler-report.de 280,000 soldiers, in accordance with the airspace and maintain our pre-emptive de-
guidelines given in the Defence Report. fence capability also in the future.
ISSUE 75 / 2017 3 Defence NATO missile defence exercise tactical picture, conducting jo- exercise, which also take place in FORMIDABLE SHIELD int mission planning and Scotland. (df) A major NATO air and missile defence engagement coordina- NATO decided to develop exercise started at the Hebrides Range tion. The live-fire naval a capability to defend its in the Western Isles off Scotland on Sep- exercise will be the European members from tember 24. This excercise aims to foster first time in Europe ballistic missile threats in cooperation between NATO Allies in the that Allies practice 2010. NATO missile de- face of possible missile threats. Exerci- defending against in- fence links Allied sensors se FORMIDABLE SHIELD, which runs un- coming ballistic missi- and weapons together til 18 October, involves ships and aircraft les with no prior warning. in a single system. Major from Canada, France, Germany, Italy, the Naval Striking and Support components of NATO missi- Netherlands, Spain, the United Kingdom Forces NATO (STRIKFORNATO) le defence include four U.S. Navy and the United States. 14 ships, 10 aircraft will execute FORMIDABLE SHIELD from its destroyers with the Aegis missile defence and around 3,300 personnel will be invol- headquarters in Oeiras, Portugal, on behalf system home-ported in Rota, Spain and a ved in the exercise. of the U.S. 6th Fleet. U.S. operated land-based system in Roma- Formidable Shield will see Allied ships Maritime patrol aircraft and NATO AWACS nia known as Aegis Ashore. Other key com- detecting, tracking and defending against surveillance aircraft will provide aerial ponents include an early warning radar in a range of anti-ship and ballistic missiles over-watch and ensure that the airspace Turkey. NATO‘s air command in Ramstein, using NATO command and control proce- is clear. Parts of Formidable Shield will Germany, commands the system. dures. Drills will include sharing a common overlap with the UK-led JOINT WARRIOR www.nato.int
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Technology
First Ajax handed over to UK The range of Ajax variants will form a key
(df) The first first two Ajax vehicles were component in the Army’s modernised war-
handed over to the British Army by Ge- fighting division conducting full-spectrum
neral Dynamics UK. The six variants in the and network-enabled operations. They will
£4.5 billion Ajax programme – Athena, operate in combined-arms and multinatio-
Ajax, Ares, Apollo, Atlas and Argus – are nal situations across a wide-range of future
due to come into service in 2020, providing operating environments. The Ajax family
a full suite of medium armoured vehicles of vehicles has growth inherently built in.
and capabilities. Each Ajax variant will be With an upper design limit of 42 tonnes of Backed by a rising defence budget, last year
a highly-agile, tracked, medium-weight ar- driveline capability, scalable and open elec- the MoD spent £870 million with Welsh
moured fighting vehicle. The Government tronic architecture and a modular armour businesses, helping to build a stronger
Acceptance Training (GAT) process for the system, it has potential to combat future economy and keep Britain safe, with Ajax
Ares platforms – which were the first Ajax threats and incorporate new technology representing the biggest single order for a
variants delivered – is now being under- throughout the lifespan of the platform. UK armoured vehicle in 30 years, the Briti-
taken by the Army, conducting acceptance Ajax will replace the less capable CVR(T), sh Ministry of Defence (MoD) announced,
for both the British Army and Defence providing broad utility throughout the ba- with MoD investment in Wales works out
Equipment & Support (DE&S) at the facility lanced Army 2020 force across all operati- to £280 per capita.
in Merthyr Tydfil. ons. www.generaldynamics.uk.com
Modernization of 104 German Rheinmetall will be transforming a total of
Leopard 2 to version A7V 68 Leopard 2A4, 16 Leopard 2A6 and 20
(df) Rheinmetall won a contract for mo- Leopard 2A7 main battle tanks, bringing
dernizing parts of the German Bundes- them up to A7V standard. Obsolescent
wehr’s fleet of Leopard main battle tanks. features in the fire control computers and
The company will implement a compre- control consoles will be eliminated and a
hensive array of upgrade measures in 104 new laser rangefinder and thermal imaging
(Photo: KMW)
Leopard 2 Main Battle Tanks (MBTs). Cou- device will be installed.
pled with additional services, the moder- Rheinmetall will also supply the new L55A1
nization package is worth a total of €118 gun for the 68 Leopard 2A4 MBTs to be pressure zone. All 104 Leopard 2A7V tanks
million. The first serially retrofitted Leo- modernized. These tanks will therefore will be capable of using Rheinmetall’s new
pard 2 A7V tanks will enter Bundeswehr be able to fire the latest generation of ar- programmable DM11 multipurpose round.
in 2020. mour-piercing ammunition in the upper www.rheinmetall-defence.com
Irish Army trains with RBS 70 NG fence capability. Besides with our army for many years
(df) The Irish Army has conducted a live simulated training and and we have used it in various
firings exercise with RBS 70 and the latest technical support, the environments for protection of
generation of the system, RBS 70 NG. The soldiers fired ten missiles national events and state visits”,
purpose of the firings were to enhance (eight from a commong said Lieutenant Colonel Noel
their soldiers operational capability to en- RBS 70, two from a RBS Murphy from the Irish Army
gage both aerial and static targets. During 70 NG) against aerial and during the exercise. “Defence
these four testing days, officers, operators static surface targets. force operators consider it a
and technicians from the Artillery Corps “The RBS 70 system is a system which they can rely on
and the Ordnance Corps of the Irish Army reliable air defence sys- no matter the weather conditi-
visited Saab´s business area Dynamics in tem which is easy to use. ons or countermeasures.”
Sweden in order to enhance their air de- It has been in service www.saabgroup.com
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Concept for a tiltrotor UAV better adapt to evolving future battlefield
(df) Bell-Boeing V-22 Osprey has been qui- situations and through working together in
te a success by combining the capabilities a swarm, tackle sophisticated air defences,
(Artwork: BAE Systems)
of a airplane with those of a helicopter. as well as operating in complex and clutte-
Now engineers from BAE Systems together red urban environments.
with students from Cranfield University, “The battlefield of the future will require
have revealed a new technology concept novel solutions to meet emerging threats
– named Adaptable UAVs – which can al- are a hybrid between fixed and rotary-wing and to keep human operators safe where-
ternate between these two different flight aircraft, and would use adaptive flight con- ver they may be’,” said Professor Nick Colo-
modes in the same mission. trol and advanced navigation and guidance simo, BAE Systems’ Futurist and Techno-
“Within the next few decades, armed software, which would allow the aircraft to logist. “The Adaptable UAVs concept and
forces could be using unmanned aerial benefit from the greater speed and range related technologies are one of a number
vehicles (UAVs) with adaptable aircraft afforded to fixed-wing aircraft, before al- of concepts being explored through close
technologies that alternate between fixe- ternating to rotary-wing mode to hover collaboration between industry and stu-
d-wing flight and rotary-wing flight,” BAE and achieve vertical take-off and landing. dents in academia.”
Systems announced. The Adaptable UAVs This novel technology could allow UAVs to www.baesystems.com
Germany and Norway join MMF phase was launched in July 2016 with the
programme signing of the original contract and includes
(df) On September 25, 2017 the current the first two years of support. Following the
Multinational Multi-Role Tanker Transport acquisition phase, NSPA will be responsible
(Photo: OCCAR)
Fleet (MMF) contract was amended to in- for the complete life-cycle management of
clude both Germany and Norway as partici- the fleet. The programme is funded by the
pants to the MMF project along with the four participants to the MMF project who
Netherlands and Luxembourg. This amend- portant evolution of the MMF Programme will have the exclusive right to use these
ment exercises a contract option to increa- as a key capability for NATO and European NATO-owned aircraft which will operate in
se the scope of the project from the two air forces. a pooling arrangement. The delivery of the
A330 MRTT aircraft initially ordered to se- The MMF project was initiated by the Eu- seven A330 MRTT aircraft currently on con-
ven aircraft in total, including also options ropean Defence Agency (EDA) in 2012 and tract from Airbus Defence and Space’s tan-
for up to four additional aircraft (potential OCCAR manages the acquisition as the ker conversion line at Getafe near Madrid
increase to 11 aircraft in total). Therefore NATO Support and Procurement Agency’s is expected between 2020 and 2022.
this contract amendment signifies an im- Contract Executing Agent. The acquisition www.occar.int
300th Electro-Optical Targeting cost and increase performance to support
System for the F-35 the F-35.”
(df) Lockheed Martin recently announced F-35 EOTS combines infrared and infrared
it completed its 300th Electro-Optical Targe- search and track functionality to provide
(Photo: Lockheed Martin)
ting System (EOTS) for the F-35 Lightning II F-35 pilots with precise air-to-air and air-
stealth fighter. “Completing the 300th EOTS to-ground targeting capability. EOTS allows
is a testament to the growth of the F-35 aircrews to identify areas of interest, per-
program and our ability to produce a relia- form reconnaissance and precisely deliver
ble and affordable system,” said Paul Lem- laser and GPS-guided weapons. a major focus of the F-35 programme. One
mo, vice president of Fire Control/Special But these 300 are just the beginning. For of the new features is therefore the Auto-
Operations Forces Contractor Logistics the next five decades, a global fleet of more nomic Logistics Information System (ALIS),
Support Services at Lockheed Martin Missi- than 3,000 F-35s will most likely fly in the another one is real-time virtual reality and
les and Fire Control. “More than 650 EOTS skies worldwide. With such a long lifecycle a third secure seamless communications
have been ordered to date, and we are and operations across 12 nations, efficient- across the entire fleet in any battlespace.
committed to continuing to drive down the ly and effectively sustaining these aircraft is www.lockheedmartin.com
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New version of the NAUTIS mine new Open Architecture; a new and impro-
counter measures system ved Human-Computer Interface (HCI)
(df) BAE Systems has unveiled NAUTIS 5, utilising the very latest graphical techno-
(Photo: BAE Systems)
the latest version of its flagship Mine Coun- logies; and embedded onboard training.
ter Measures (MCM) system. NAUTIS is in- “The NAUTIS 5 system is the result of our
stalled on board more than 65 ships from long term investment and vision for mine
seven navies across the world, including countermeasures and autonomy mission
the Royal Navy’s Hunt and Sandown class systems,” said BAE Systems Naval Ships of NAUTIS, a simple upgrade can be instal-
Mine Counter Measure Vessels (MCMVs). Combat Systems Director, Richard Wil- led in short maintenance periods without
The now launched NAUTIS 5 incorporates liams. “We have worked closely with our the need to change on-board consoles.
a number of new and improved features customers and equipment providers to The system uses commercial, off-the-shelf
including: improved command and control understand operational needs and how to hardware based on Shared Infrastructure
for autonomous and off-board systems, address them.” technology.
which can be easily integrated thanks to a For MCM ships using the current version www.baesystems.com
Full Rate Production of the contract will deliver advanced capability to ber of threats emerging around the world
AGM-88E U.S. warfighters. The contract also includes continues to grow,” said Cary Ralston, Vice
(df) The U.S. Navy has awarded Orbital ATK an option for FRP Lot 7 missiles. The con- President and General Manager of Orbital
a contract worth $350 million to continue tract covers All-Up Round missiles and Cap- ATK’s Defense Electronic Systems Division
Full Rate Production (FRP) of the AGM-88E tive Air Training Missiles for the U.S. Navy, of the Defense Systems Group. “AARGM
Advanced Anti-Radiation Guided Missile Italian Air Force, and other allies through is an affordable solution that continues to
(AARGM). With an initial award of $157 Foreign Military Sales orders. “Today’s provide advanced capabilities.”
million for FRP Lot 6 U.S. Navy missiles, this battlefield is rapidly evolving and the num- www.orbitalatk.com
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First artificial nano-neuron running these programs on conventional
Researchers from the Joint Physics Unit computers uses 10,000 times more energy
CNRS/Thales, the Nanosciences and than the human brain. To reduce electrici-
Nanotechnologies Centre (CNRS/Université ty consumption, a new type of computer is
Paris Sud), in collaboration with American needed. It is inspired by the human brain
(Graphic: Thales)
and Japanese researchers, have developed and comprises vast numbers of miniatu-
the world’s first artificial nano-neuron with rised neurons and synapses. Until now,
the ability to recognise numbers spoken however, it had not been possible to pro-
by different individuals. Just like the re- duce a stable enough artificial nano-neu- ration of this nano-compass generates an
cent development of electronic synapses ron which would process the information electrical output, which effectively imitates
described in a Nature article, this electro- reliably. the electrical impulses produced by biolo-
nic nano-neuron is a breakthrough in ar- Now, for the first time, researchers have gical neurons. In the next few years, these
tificial intelligence and its potential appli- developed a nano-neuron with the abili- magnetic nano-neurons could be intercon-
cations. ty to recognise numbers spoken by diffe- nected via artificial synapses, such as those
The latest artificial intelligence algorith- rent individuals with 99.6% accuracy. This recently developed, for real-time big data
ms are able to recognise visual and vocal breakthrough relied on the use of an excep- analytics and classification.
cues with high levels of performance. But tionally stable magnetic oscillator. Each gy- www.thalesgroup.com
Spanish Army’s battle missions on the ground, by enabling vehi-
management system in Latvia cles to share information in real time. This
(df) During the deployment in Latvia about also provides the individual vehicle opera-
thirty Spanish Army’s light armoured vehi- tors with a comprehensive sight of their
cles are equipped with the new BMS-Lin- surroundings and the ability to coordinate
(Photo: Thales)
ce Command and Control system. This and react to most situations. The touch
deployment of Leopard MBTs and Pizarro control display terminals allow operators
light armoured vehicles by the Spanish to quickly and efficiently navigate and in- hundred other vehicles of various types
Army in Latvia therefore marked an im- terpret data to make selections directly on in the Spanish Armed Forces. Furthermo-
portant milestone for the BMS-Lince com- the interface, thus greatly enhancing their re Indra and Thales have recently signed
bat management system developed by ability to make operational decisions in a new contract with the Spanish Army to
Indra and Thales: it might now be named combat situations. adapt the BMS-Lince combat management
combat proven. The armoured vehicles deployed in Lat- system and implement it in all the Army’s
BMS-Lince is a modern – or, according via are equipped with version one of the vehicles. This version will be known as
the companies Thales and Indra, most BMS-Lince system. The system is current- BMS-ET.
advanced – command and control system ly installed in 235 Spanish Leopard MBTs, www.indracompany.com
to help commanders to plan and conduct 14 Pizarro light armoured vehicles and a www.thalesgroup.com
Bittium smartphone gains information, as well as for trans- for evaluating an organization’s
Confidential ferring it between smartphone capability to secure classified
(df) The Finnish National Cyber Security and connected back-end solutions. information of authorities. The
Centre (part of the Finnish Communica- Bittium Tough Mobile LTE smart- Bittium Tough Mobile designed
tions Regulatory Authority) has granted phone and its back-end system in- for the Confidential classification
approval for the Mobile Security and Pu- clude features that have been har- level has a dual-boot functionali-
blic Safety targeted Bittium Tough Mobile dened based on the Katakri 2015 ty separating the device into two
LTE-smartphone and related Bittium Secure requirements, such as, hardened completely separate operating
Suite back-end system to process material operating system, hardened user modes, Public and Confidential.
that is classified nationally as Confidential. identification, and data transfer. The user can switch between the
This mobile solution can therefore now be Katakri 2015 is an information security au- two different modes.
used for creating and processing classified diting tool used by the Finnish authorities www.bittium.com
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Industry & Trade
“Progressive alliance” between the future creation of a progressive alli- and an opportunity to go forward in naval
France and Italy ance in the naval defence sector. cooperation.”
(df) In an official statement Naval Group “The two groups will play a key role in the Naval Group CEO Hervé Guillou and Fin-
and Fincantieri welcomed the decision steering committee that will be launched cantieri CEO Giuseppe Bono declared:
of the French and Italian governments to within the next few days with the objective “Our two groups have already successfully
launch a joint process paving the way for to define by June 2018 a roadmap detailing cooperated on the Horizon and FREMM fri-
the principles of the future alliance,” both gates programmes and we look forward to
companies declared in a joint statement. achieving together our European ambition
“Furthermore, the agreement reached to- while serving our international develop-
day by the two Governments on the share- ment on a growing competitive naval de-
(Photo: U.S. Navy)
holding structure of STX France foreseeing fence market.”
the presence of both Naval Group and Fin- www.fincantieri.com
cantieri represents a first important step www.naval-group.com
Raytheon builds an apprenticeship classroom training, virtual learning and rates of our learners reflect the quality of
centre in UK workplace visits. RPS is specialised in trai- our service.”
Raytheon Professional Services LLC, a sub- ning and designs tailored learning soluti- In the last few years, the UK government
sidiary of the Raytheon Company, ope- ons. “With a capacity of about 70 students, has focused on apprenticeships for work-
ned a national apprenticeship centre in the new centre will deliver apprenticeships force planning and providing access to
Doncaster, United Kingdom, primarily to to hundreds of automotive students a skilled workers. The new centre will also
train automotive technicians. RPS will de- year,” said David Marriott, operations ma- be the only national training centre for
liver apprenticeship learning services to nager, Vocational Learning at RPS. “In ad- Vauxhall retail apprentices, ages 16-18.
both apprentices and employers through dition, the high retention and achievement www.raytheon.com
TechNet Europe 2017 in Stockholm Capabilities in Hybrid Warfare Scenarios”.
The Association for Communications, Elec- With the current deteriorating politico-mi-
tronics, Intelligence and Information Sys- litary situation in Europe there is a need for
tems Professionals Europe (AFCEA Europe) an appropriate Civil-Military Cooperation
provides a forum for the ethical exchange to master any rapid and antagonistic de-
of information and increase of knowledge velopment, especially in the Cyber domain.
across Europe in the field of IT in defence Featured confirmed speakers: tering Hybrid Threats (FIN); Prof. Matthias
and security, with the purpose to meet go- Peter Hultqvist, Minister of Defence (SWE); Ekstedt, Industrial Information and Con-
vernments’ needs. General Micael Bydén, Supreme Comman- trol Systems, Royal Institute of Technology
TechNet Europe, one of AFCEA Europe’s an- der (SWE); Dr. John A. Zangardi, Acting DoD (SWE); Mikko Hyppönen, Chief Research
nual events, fosters networking opportuni- CIO (USA); Rear Admiral Maarten Tossings Officer, F-Secure (FIN).
ties and features a highly regarded industry MSc, CIO, Ministry of Defence (NLD); Ma- Also, in conjunction with TechNet Eu-
and technology exhibition, focused on the jor General Fredrik Robertsson, CIO (SWE); rope, the first-ever “AFCEA Hack” will be
European theater and its requirements. Brigadier General Mikko Heiskanen, CIO organised from 9-11 October. During the
This year’s event will be held in partners- (FIN); Kristian Vengsgaard, Danish Defence hackathon, students and professionals (de-
hip with the AFCEA Stockholm chapter and CIO; Nils Svartz, General Director, Swedish velopers and designers) will come together
under the patronage of the Minister of De- Contingencies Agency (MSB); Prof. Dr. Udo to solve challenges created by some of the
fence, Sweden. TechNet Europe 2017 will Helmbrecht, Executive Director, ENISA; leading companies in the field of cyber-
take place at the Scandic Infra City Hotel in Kevin Scheid, General Manager, NCI Agen- security.
Upplands Väsby (Stockholm), Sweden, 9-11 cy; Matti Saarelainen, Interim Director, www.afceaeurope.org
October under the umbrella theme “Cyber European Centre of Excellence for Coun- www.afceahack.com
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NATO’s cyber symposium NIAS saw Summit Cyber Pledge, and establish
in Mons the next steps forward for NATO. NIAS will
NATO’s annual cyber symposium NIAS look at the best ways of securing our con-
takes place October 17-19 in Mons, Belgi- nected forces and protecting our instituti-
um. The three-day event will see NATO and ons with the help of innovative technology
(Photo: NCI Agency)
national leaders, as well security specia- and partnerships.
lists from across the Alliance, industry and Ensuring mission continuity in a contes-
academia, discuss ways of ensuring the ted cyberspace which is constantly under
protection and resilience of defences in threat will be one of the topics explored at Finally, frontline IT staff, and product de-
the face of unprecedented levels of cyber- the event. This will also be an opportunity velopers will discuss the benefits of arti-
attacks. for Nations and NATO to share best prac- ficial intelligence and advanced machine
National governments will present the ef- tices on setting up and deploying rapid learning in developing the next generation
forts they have already made to strengthen reaction teams to defend networks against of cyber security tools.
their cyber security after taking the War- cyber-attacks. http://nias2017.com
Arms and Security in Kiev erprises, and are already able to designers, scientists and en-
On October 10-13, 2017, International meet the modern-day require- gineers demonstrate their in-
Exhibition “Arms and Security” will open ments of the world’s arms mar- novations here. Application of
its doors for the 14th time at the Internatio- ket. these innovations facilitates the
nal Exhibition Center (Kyiv, Ukraine). Over The interest in Ukraine as an technical re-equipment of law
300 Ukrainian and international companies up-and-coming defense mar- enforcement agencies, armed
will present products in three exhibition ket is indicated by the fact that exhibitors forces, special services and other struc-
halls and outdoor spaces in two main do- from 13 countries will showcase their pro- tures whose activities are directly related
mains: equipment, gear, arms and R&D for ducts, network with other defence con- to ensuring homeland security.
army and law enforcement agencies, as tractors and sign lucrative contracts at the The exhibition „Arms and Security-2017“
well as hunting and outdoor products for event. is a clear signal and a demonstration of
civilians. The exhibition is now a platform for deter- Ukraine‘s ability to be a reliable partner in
Ukrainian exhibitors comprise a decent mining the future of the Ukrainian army. technologically complex projects.
symbiosis of state-owned and private ent- From year to year, Ukrainian and foreign www.iec-expo.com.ua
Combat Helicopter
October 17 - 19, 2017
Krakow, Poland
Combat Helicopter, Europe‘s largest dedicated military helicopter event, provides the tri-ser-
vices community with the unique opportunity to gain a clear understanding of future require-
ments and capabilities for next generation, multi-role rotary platforms.
Combat Engineer
November 7 - 9, 2017
Nuremberg, Germany
The scale of investment in European defence from NATO partners and the European Union sees continued de-
velopment of military engineer capabilities. Combat Engineer 2017 will explore these key topics and remains the
leading event that discusses and showcases innovative military engineering capabilities and industry solutions.
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