Future air: When are we not armed aggression – New Technology

     Robot 97 is a medium-range missile and part of Sweden’s air defenses. Photo: Armed Forces
     

The appropriations needs to be raised about the Swedish air force to fully cope with the task to resist an armed attack after 2040. Otherwise, get a limited defense. It says the parliamentary Air Defence Committee.

With sustained funding Sweden will have a smaller air defense than what the country needs to completely clear an armed attack 2040th

It feels Air Defence Committee in its final report, a report of over 300 pages about the conditions and objectives of the Swedish air force after 2040, published yesterday.

Inquiry was appointed in 2012 by the Alliance government after Parliament considered that a there A long-term strategy for the development of the Gripen system and air defense will look like in 25 years. The starting point was the same economic level as today.

The report says the committee, however, that the current financial framework is insufficient to meet the future defense development in the outside world.

Instead it proposes a way in which the state assumes a smaller and basic air defense structure, for the protection of the territory, which then could be built.

“The data is then among other things, to detect and reject aircraft that violate Swedish airspace. Such a structure should constitute the foundation and goal of the Air Force for eventually be able to increase defense capability if needed, “writes parliamentarians.

They also concluded that Sweden needs to increase defense cooperation with the Nordic countries, NATO and the EU and individual states to come. Left Party Torbjorn Björlund points in a reservation to the party says no to NATO membership.

One reason for cooperation mentioned, for example, the threat of conventional ballistic missiles and cruise missiles to be. Sweden needs the support of other countries around the anti-missile defense, the Committee believes.

System to discover more advanced missiles developed example of the United States, told The Guardian the other day. We test to a new system that will detect incoming missiles in the future, called JLENS.

The Committee also engage in more R & D and strengthening air defense capability to deal with threats from cyberspace. According to the report holds namely the boundaries between cyberspace, communication systems and sensors blurred. It opens the door for air defense should be able to make use of offensive cyber operations going forward.

In one chapter also describes the ongoing rapid development in territories of air defense to: weapons technology, IT, aerospace, avionics, stealth technology, unmanned and autonomous systems, sensors, materials and nanotechnology and decision support systems.

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