Search for dissertations about: "military technology"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 140 swedish dissertations containing the words military technology.

2. 1. Military technology and US-Japan security relations : A study of three cases of military R&D collaboration, 1983-1998

   Author : Masako Ikegami-Andersson; Uppsala universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Peace and conflict research; Military technology; Military R D; US-Japan Relations; US-Japan securitycooperation; Science; technology and society ST S ; SDI; FS-X; TMD; Freds- och konfliktforskning; Peace and conflict research; Freds- och konfliktforskning; Peace and Conflict Research; freds- och konfliktforskning;

   Abstract : Since the end of the Cold War, the same clear threats do not exist, and the reduction of military spending has become a world-wide trend in the 1990s. Military technology, which used to be perceived as a crucial national security concern, is now subject to severe financial constraints and more strict assessment. READ MORE

4. 2. Military intelligence analysis : institutional influence

   Author : Martin Bang; Juha-Matti Lehtonen; Gunnar Hult; Martin Norsell; Philip Davies; Försvarshögskolan; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; intelligence analysis; military intelligence; institutions and threat assessments; Försvarssystem; Military Technology;

   Abstract : Intelligence is vital for the outcome of battles. As long as humans wage war, there will be a need for decision support to military and civilian leaders regarding adversaries or potential adversaries. However, the production of intelligence is neither easy nor without pitfalls. READ MORE

5. 3. On the Military Utility of Spectral Design in Signature Management : a Systems Approach

   Author : Kent Andersson; Jouko Vankka; Gunnar Hult; Hans Kariis; Hans Liwång; Harold Lawson; Jari Hartikainen; Försvarshögskolan; []
   Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; military utility; survivability; signature management; systems engineering; camouflage; Low Observable Technology; spectral design; multi-spectral; Försvarssystem; Military Technology;

   Abstract : There is an ongoing duel between military sensor development and developments in signature management. The last decade, with warfare characterized by joint expeditionary operations and asymmetry, has favored sensors. READ MORE

6. 4. Military Operations Planning and Methodology : Thoughts on military problem-solving

   Author : Robert Erdeniz; Till Grüne-Yanoff; Harald Høiback; KTH; []
   Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Military operations planning; methodology; problem solving; military decision-making; approaches to Operational Art; planning heuristics; AJP 5; COPD.; Filosofi; Philosophy;

   Abstract : This thesis discusses military operations planning and methodology by reviewing two of NATO’s planning documents, i.e. the ‘Allied Joint Doctrine for Operational-Level Planning’ (AJP 5) and the ‘Comprehensive Operations Planning Directive’ (COPD), and defends the following claim. READ MORE

7. 5. Operational Military Violence : A Cartography of Bureaucratic Minds and Practices

   Author : Anders Malm; Marie Demker; Dan Öberg; Annika Bergman-Rosamond; Försvarshögskolan; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; military violence; bureaucratisation; operational level; targeting; military masculinity; Krigsvetenskap; Krigsvetenskap; military violence; bureaucratisation; operational level; targeting; military masculinity;

   Abstract : Western use of military violence is becoming increasingly centralised, partly through the use of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (or more commonly referred to as “drones” in the literature). Drone technology allows control and command of military operations to be put under one roof, and as military organisations traditionally have a close dependence on technological developments, procedures and regulations for centralised command and control have developed in close concert with advances in drone technology. READ MORE