Warheads, Munitions, and Protection
Research in this area focuses on deepening understanding, competence, and expertise in weapons, protection, and protective structures and facilities. This research provides a central foundation for the development and procurement of new weapons and protection systems.
The area includes studies of how weapons should be designed to achieve optimised effect against different types of targets, covering critical factors such as appropriate effect mechanisms, precision, speed, and range. Other key aspects include security of supply, endurance, combat effectiveness, faster weapon employment and decision-making, and a high degree of system integration.
In parallel, research is conducted on protection and protective structures, focusing on how protection can be designed using passive or active methods to prevent or reduce the effects of enemy attack. The research conducted in this area is critical to Sweden’s sovereign defence capability and to total defence. Sovereignty-critical research refers to knowledge that is not openly available or purchasable from others, but can only be developed through Sweden’s own efforts.
The activities are highly experiment-intensive. Trials involving weapons and explosives require both specialised laboratories and test ranges equipped with advanced measurement systems.
The main clients are the Swedish Armed Forces and the Swedish Defence Materiel Administration (FMV), but support is provided to, among others, the Swedish Fortifications Agency (Fortifikationsverket), the Swedish Police Authority (Polismyndigheten) and the Swedish Civil Contingencies Agency (MSB).