“Solidarity is great for a group that needs to work in unison or march into battle. Solidarity engenders trust, teamwork, and mutual aid. But it can also foster groupthink, orthodoxy, and a paralyzing fear of challenging the collective. Solidarity can interfere with a group’s efforts to find the truth” Greg Lukianoff & Jonathan Haidt, The… Continue reading The meanderings of the Swedish Defence
Current Swedish Defence Policy Introduction I went to the Defence Forum in Umeå last night (2023-11-28). Three speakers gave talks on why NATO wants Sweden, what NATO membership means for the Swedish Armed Forces (SAF), and what we might expect in the coming year given the dynamic situation that we are in. The chairman of… Continue reading All hands panic stations
… the bit that interests me is the section that deals with previous reports from Försvarsberedningen and how they have made errors in their previous assessments. It looks to me that there is no thorough analyse of why mistakes were made.
Det nya trebefälsystemet (3BS) är ett steg i rätt riktning. Arméer har alltid haft ett behov av tekniska specialistofficerare eftersom det alltid har funnits en teknisk sida av varje militärorganisation; från smeder och hjulriktare när vi använde hästar till den moderna militärens behov av specialister för dagens tekniska utrustning. 3BS har dock illa implementerats inom… Continue reading Implementering av 3BS i HV – Några förslag
Swedish defence policy over the years Swedish defence policy, at least since the end of the First World War, can be characterised as being unwise. After the First World War, Sweden cut back on its defence. It then had to rebuild the defence due to the rise of Nazi Germany. Sweden was ready for the… Continue reading Rapidly building a defence
Sverige bör gå med i Nato, men Försvarsmakten (FM) är inte redo för det ännu.
However, one interesting figure that stands out from the rest is USAF colonel John Boyd [Brown]. Unlike other theorist, Boyd did not publish a book on his theories of manoeuvre warfare, yet he made a significant contribution.
One of the criticisms levelled against Field Marshal Montgomery was that he did not exploit opportunities presented to him by the enemy [1, 2]. This is an accusation that has some grounding in truth. Compare, for example, his more cautious advance in Sicily with that of Paton’s. Montgomery did plan well for up coming battles… Continue reading Money… Money … Money …
Introduction Lt-Col Ola Palmquist [1] wrote an interesting article on how an officers programme could appear if it favoured mission tactics could. As a follow on, I though it might be interesting to see how mission tactics fits in with a course on manoeuvrer warfare, as mission tactics means nothing without understanding manoeuvre warfare theory,… Continue reading US Marine Corps’ Manoeuvrer Warfare Course
Airfield 16 is a former military airfield in Sweden and one of the best preserved.
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