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Sex differences in the physiological response to a demanding military field exercise
(2020)Purpose To investigate sex differences in the effect of a military field exercise on physical performance, body composition, and blood biomarkers. Methods Measurements were done in 23 male and 12 female conscripts ... -
Big Five Personality Profiles in the Norwegian Special Operations Forces
(2020-05-05)This study is the first to report on Big Five personality traits of employees in the Norwegian military Special Operations Forces (NORSOF). Three research questions were formulated for this study, aiming to investigate (1) ... -
Implementation of a conformal pressure measurement system for small arms
(2020-05-20)Chamber pressure and its measurement are of paramount importance for the evaluation of the safety and the understanding of the functionality of a firearm. In a rudimentary way, this may be accomplished by proof loads, ... -
Iridium Certus IP performance in the Arctic - data analysis
(2020-04-24)In the last years, there has been an increased military and civilian activity in the Arctic areas. Earlier studies from the Norwegian Defence Research Establishment (FFI) have concluded that a non-geostationary satellite ... -
Hurtig innovasjonsløp for helsesektoren – utvikling av en nødrespirator i forbindelse med koronakrisen
(2020-05-29)SARS-CoV-2, som forårsaker covid-19, spredte seg raskt over landegrenser vinteren 2020. Knapphet på smittevernsutstyr og respiratorer globalt medførte restriksjoner på handel og leveranser mellom land. I Norge ble det ... -
GO-CFAR Trained Neural Network Target Detectors
(2019)Detecting targets embedded in noise and clutter is an essential task for many radar systems. A competent system must additionally offer high probability of detection with a low false alarm rate and a standard practice is ... -
The threat of war and domestic restraints to defence reform- how fear of major military conflict changed and did not change the Ukrainian military 2014-2019
(2019-12-19)The annexation of Crimea and the Russia enabled rebellion in Donbas created a need for radical improvements of Ukrainian military capability. This study discusses how different, mostly domestic, reform drivers and reform ... -
The Emergence of Russian Private Military Companies: A New Tool of Clandestine Warfare
(2020-03-19)In recent years, the Russian private security and military company (PMSC) industry has evolved to serve the needs of both business clients as well as governments. Thus far, the ties between the Kremlin and the Russian PMSC ... -
Atomprogrammene i India, Pakistan, Nord-Korea, Israel, Iran og Syria
(2011-01-23)Denne rapporten beskriver og diskuterer atomprogrammene i faktiske og noen mulige kjernevåpenstater utenom de fem stormaktene USA, Russland, Storbritannia, Frankrike og Kina, som gjennom Ikke-spredningsavtalen for ... -
Teknologiske trender Muligheter og utfordringer for fremtidens forsvar
(Forsvarets forskningsinstitutt, 2020-05)Ny teknologi har potensial til å endre måten krig utkjempes på, og kan påvirke utfallet av konflikter og maktbalansen mellom stater. Å holde seg oppdatert på teknologi i rask utvikling kan hjelpe beslutningstakere med ... -
Scaling Behavior of Quasi-One-Dimensional Vortex Avalanches in Superconducting Films
(2020-03-27)Scaling behaviour of dynamically driven vortex avalanches in superconducting YBa2Cu3O7−δ films deposited on tilted crystalline substrates has been observed using quantitative magneto-optical imaging. Two films with different ... -
Globale trender
(2020-05-06)Denne utgaven av VITEN skrives i en tid med økt spenning mellom stormaktene. Vi ser et mer selvhevdende Russland. Vi ser større usikkerhet i Europa etter Brexit og valget av Donald Trump som president i USA. Samtidig har ... -
Desinfeksjon og gjenbruk av åndedrettsvern (filtrerende halvmasker) - litteratursammenstilling
(2020-05-05)Åndedrettsvern, som filtrerende halvmasker, benyttes i helsevesenet for å beskytte brukeren mot smittestoffer. Maskene må ha god tetting mot ansiktet og et velfungerende filtermateriale for å virke optimalt. De er ... -
Unified Vision 2018 analyses -organizational, cultural, and individual factors
(2020-04-15)This report describes the results from the statistical analyses of the organizational, cultural, and individual factors measured at the joint intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (JISR) exercise Unified Vision ... -
MilSpace2 – Spectrum monitoring dual satellite system
(Forsvarets forskningsinstitutt, 2023-10)The MilSpace2 satellite system will demonstrate the military use of a microsatellite spectrum monitor-ing system. The mission will build on experience from the Norwegian NorSat-3 and the Dutch BRIK-II missions. -
SARS-CoV-2-viruset: overlevelse og sensitivitet mot desinfeksjonsmidler – litteraturgjennomgang
(2020-04-21)Rapporten inneholder en sammenstilling av tilgjengelig nasjonal og internasjonal faglitteratur om overlevelsen til det nye koronaviruset SARS-CoV-2 og virusets sensitivitet mot desinfeksjonsmidler. Både nasjonale ... -
Aristeia tourniquet – clinical evaluation and user survey
(2020-03-26)The company Aristeia has designed a new type of tourniquet. FFI has developed a prototype of the tourniquet, and carried out a clinical test on 17 volunteers in the Norwegian Armed Forces. For comparison, the current ... -
A decomposition solution approach to the troops-to-tasks assignment in military peacekeeping operations
(2019-09-20)This paper considers the Peacekeeping Troops-to-Tasks Problem (PTTP). The PTTP deals with assigning battlegroup resources to a set of tasks associated with a given peacekeeping mission. The tasks may be spread across several ... -
Emerging technology trends for defence and security
(2020-04-07)This review is the first of a series of studies from a new research programme at the Norwegian Defence Research Establishment (FFI) tasked with identifying emerging technology trends and analysing their potential impact ...