No one worked harder on his own image than Bernard Montgomery, but he is rightly ranked among the most notable British Second World War commanders. Less well-known is Richard O'Connor, largely because of his own disregard for publicity. They were two very different types of personality. Both, however, demonstrated command skills and operational strategic insights which enabled them to compensate for the British Army's shortcomings in armour in 1940. They were able to use what they had - simple motorization - and adapt it away from stereotyped concepts of logistical employment, which they replaced with beneficial operational strategic utilization; Montgomery during the Flanders Campaign (1940) and O'Connor in his Libyan Campaign (1940-41). The two cases indicate that advantage in warfare does not merely rely on numbers or on superior or inferior armaments. It may have to rely as much - if not more - on the personalities of the commanders. / Political Sciences / M.A. (International Politics)

Förmågan att hantera konflikter och kriser har blivit en huvuduppgift för många av Europasförsvarsmakter. Marinstridskrafternas förmåga att kunna operera med andra nationer ställer krav påinteroperabilitet. Att kunna kommunicera med varandra och kunna delge information i realtid är avyttersta vikt för att undvika vådabekämpning vid internationella insatser.Denna uppsats syftar till att ge en sammanställd beskrivning av tre taktiska datalänkar för marint bruk.Vidare skall uppsatsen kunna ligga till grund för ett framtida val av datalänk. Inledningsvis görs enredovisning av de interoperabilitetsmål som Sverige ingått med Nato samt erfarenheter fråninternationella övningar där svenska marina förband deltagit. De länkar som ligger till grund för dentekniska beskrivningen är: 8000-systemet, Link 11 samt Link 22. I analysen jämförs dessa länkar medde avtal som Sverige ingått med Nato samt mot de erfarenheter som svenska marina förband gjort vidinternationella övningar. Därefter besvaras frågeställningarna om tekniska möjligheter att byta länk samtvilka taktiska fördelar och nackdelar detta innebär för marinen. Slutligen genomförs en diskussion ochförslag till fortsatt arbete.Uppsatsen visar att det finns två vägar att gå för att byta länk. Dels att använda sig av en översättare frånbefintligt format till Link- format. Dels att man från början konstruerar ledningssystemen för länkformat.De taktiska nackdelar som ett byte innebär är kopplat till Link 11 och dess begränsade EW och C2funktionalitet. Vidare visar det sig att sambandsreglementen måste skrivas om samt att utbildning måstegenomföras. Fördelarna är att Sverige uppnår den högsta nivån av interoperabilitet samt att även dennationella interoperabiliteten ökar vid ett byte till Nato- länk. / The ability to handle conflicts and crises has become a main goal for many of the Europeandefence forces. The Naval Forces’ ability to operate together with other nations puts demandson interoperability. To be able to communicate in real time is of major importance ininternational operations to avoid blue on blue engagement.This research paper’s aim is to compile a description of three tactical data links for navalpurposes. Furthermore, it will be one of the bases for a future data link choice. To begin with,this research paper describes the interoperability goal that Sweden has entered with NATO andlessons learned from Swedish naval forces participating in international exercises. The links thatthis paper is based on are: 8000-format, Link 11 and Link 22. In the analysis these links arecompared to the agreement that Sweden has made with NATO and with the lessons learned.Finally, these questions are answered - What are the technical possibilities of changing link?and What tactical advantages and disadvantages would they have for the Swedish Naval Forces?This paper shows that there are two ways of implement ing a NATO link. The use of a translatoror to reprogram the command and control system for link format. The tactical disadvantage isconnected to Link 11 and its limited EW and C2 functionality. It shows furthermore thatenhanced education and training is needed. The advantages are that Sweden will reach thehighest level of NATO interoperability and a raised national interoperability with a new NATOLink. / Avdelning: ALB - Slutet Mag 3 C-uppsHylla: Upps. ChP T 02-04

No one worked harder on his own image than Bernard Montgomery, but he is rightly ranked among the most notable British Second World War commanders. Less well-known is Richard O'Connor, largely because of his own disregard for publicity. They were two very different types of personality. Both, however, demonstrated command skills and operational strategic insights which enabled them to compensate for the British Army's shortcomings in armour in 1940. They were able to use what they had - simple motorization - and adapt it away from stereotyped concepts of logistical employment, which they replaced with beneficial operational strategic utilization; Montgomery during the Flanders Campaign (1940) and O'Connor in his Libyan Campaign (1940-41). The two cases indicate that advantage in warfare does not merely rely on numbers or on superior or inferior armaments. It may have to rely as much - if not more - on the personalities of the commanders. / Political Sciences / M.A. (International Politics)

Orientador: Reginaldo Carmello Corrêa de Moraes / Dissertação (mestrado) - Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Instituto de Filosofia e Ciências Humanas / Made available in DSpace on 2018-08-24T23:08:05Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Silva_FabricioPadilhaPereirada_M.pdf: 1660009 bytes, checksum: 50a34c29475f6ec52232c5f3ef9fd61c (MD5) Previous issue date: 2014 / Resumo: Durante a Guerra Fria, houve nos Estados Unidos três distintas estratégias de superioridade científico-tecnológico-militar, cujo denominador comum entre elas foi o massivo investimento público em Pesquisa e Desenvolvimento (P&D) destinado à Defesa. Em resposta às ações da União Soviética, o Governo Federal dos Estados Unidos rigorosamente articulou e financiou tais estratégias. Em especial, criou a Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) para desenvolver a Ciência & Tecnologia & Defesa (C&T&D) norte-americana através de estudos novos, revolucionários e de risco, tais como foram os casos da pesquisa e desenvolvimento em internet, defesa de míssil balístico, testes de banimento nuclear, armas de precisão guiada, veículos não tripulados, satélites, e tecnologia stealth. Portanto, o objetivo desta pesquisa é investigar o papel que o Governo Federal e a DARPA desempenharam na construção das estratégias de supremacia em C&T&D dos Estados Unidos na Guerra Fria / Abstract: In the Cold War, there were three strategies of superiority in Military Science & Technology in the United States, whose common denominator was the massive public investment on Research and Development (R&D) for Defense. In response to the actions of the Soviet Union, the Federal Government of the United States rigorously articulated and funded such strategies. In particular, it created the Advanced Research Projects Agency Defense (DARPA) to develop the U.S. Science & Technology & Defense (S&T&D) through new, revolutionary and risk studies, such as the research and development on the internet, ballistic missile defense, precision guided munitions, unmanned aerial vehicles, satellites, and stealth technology. Therefore, the aim of this research is to investigate the role that the Federal Government and the DARPA played in building strategies for supremacy on C&T&D in the United States in the Cold War / Mestrado / Política Externa / Mestre em Relações Internacionais

In this thesis an analysis of the impact major military innovations (MMI), their introduction and diffusion has had on Sweden in light of the recent moves to join NATO. Stealth aircraft has been studied in particular as an example of a MMI that has diffused in Sweden’s neighboring area and whether and how it has impacted Sweden’s foreign policy alignment. Sweden’s possibilities of internal pursuit of MMI’s has also been studied using the variables of financial and organizational capital. The findings of the thesis is that it can be said that the diffusion of stealth aircraft could be considered to have had a degree of impact on Sweden's decision to join NATO, but that it should be viewed as one of several factors informing such a major shift in foreign policy.

Sveriges ökade engagemang i internationella konflikter har förändrat under vilkaformer och i vilka miljöer som dagens militära operationer genomförs. Framföralltinnebär det att alla insatsförband inom Försvarsmakten ska kunna verka inom allakonfliktnivåer och i de flesta miljöer, även i urban terräng. Som en följd av dettauppkommer nya behov och krav på den indirekta bekämpningsförmågan i form avprecisionsbekämpning. Syftet med föreliggande arbete är att kartlägga om, och till vilken grad, ettkurskorrigerande tändrör bidrar till att öka den taktiska effektiviteten förstådd somverkanseffektivitet, kostnadseffektivitet, logistisk effektivitet samt minskad oönskadsidoverkan. Kartläggningen sker genom en komparativ litteraturstudie medkompletterande expertintervjuer. Med hjälp av kurskorrigerande tändrör som medger nära precisionsbekämpning kanen rad vinster erhållas. Exempel på sådana vinster är minskad spridning samt ökaddimensionering av verkan, minskad risk för oönskad sidoverkan, en lägre totalkostnad för ammunition samt minskat behov av transporter genom ökad effekt av detenskilda skottet. / Sweden’s increased international commitment has altered the forms andenvironments of today's battlefield and military operations for units within theSwedish Armed Forces. First and foremost it means that all units have to be able tohandle all levels of conflict in most types of environments, including urban terrain.As a consequence of this, new needs and requirements arise concerning indirect fireand Artillery precision strike capabilities. The purpose of this thesis is to investigate if and to what extent a course correctingfuse contributes to an increased tactical efficiency within the areas of effect, cost,logistics and reduced risk of collateral damage. The investigation is made through acomparative literature study with supplementary expert interviews.With the help of a course correcting fuse, which allows for close precision capability,a series of achievements can be acquired. Examples of such achievements are reduced dispersion and increased capability ofdimensioning of effects, reduced risk of collateral damage, lower total cost ofmunitions and reduced demand of logistics.