scholarly journals Smart defence and management: A managerial view to the 2010 report on the status of Bulgaria’s defence and armed forces

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Venelin Georgiev
Keyword(s):  
Armed Forces ◽  
The Status ◽  
Smart Defence

Feasibility of Integrating Multiple Types of Electroactive Polymers to Develop an Artificial Human Muscle

2010 ◽  
Author(s):  
William E. Spath ◽  
Wayne W. Walter
Keyword(s):  
Muscle Tissue ◽  
Axial Strain ◽  
Fluid Motion ◽  
Artificial Muscle ◽  
Armed Forces ◽  
Electroactive Polymers ◽  
Prosthetic Limbs ◽  
The Status ◽  
Voltage Potential ◽  
Solid Liquid

Electroactive polymers (EAPs) have been labeled as the future stakeholder for artificial muscle technology and machine actuation. The US Armed Forces have seen an increased population of service members suffering from loss of limbs as a result of conflicts overseas. Civilian populations have suffered as well, due to muscle tissue deterioration brought on by injury or disease. Many prosthetic limbs have been engineered with rotary actuation, but do not mimic fluid motion as human muscles do. Through the research of biomimetics, imitating nature and applying those techniques to technology, electroactive polymers have been found to produce the fluid-like characteristics of biological muscles as needed for precise artificial simulation. These materials exhibit common traits of biological muscle tissue regarding potential energy storage. When activated by an electrical voltage potential, EAPs can produce characteristics such as: bending/axial strain or changes in viscosity. One classification of electroactive polymers, Ionic EAPs, exhibit bipolar activation under low voltages and can be found in various physical states; solid, liquid, and gel states. These characteristics make Ionic EAPs the most attractive materials to be used in low energy or mobile applications, such as exoskeletons and implants. For high strain and large load applications, electronic EAPs can be used. Electronic EAPs require high voltages which induces high rates of strain and large deformations. To date, it appears that various types of EAP materials are being used individually, as opposed to integrated with other types. Biological muscles are made of many different proteins organized in an optimized geometrical structure which yields a more efficient response combined than achieved individually. The focus of the current project is to integrate multiple EAP materials in a designed mechanical system to produce a closer representation of a biological muscle. The status of this RIT project; to design, fabricate, and test an integrated EAP-based artificial muscle will be discussed along with the conceptual thinking for design obtained to date.

scholarly journals Improvement of legal basis of life and health protection of military personnel

2018 ◽  
Vol 20 (1) ◽  
pp. 173-177
Author(s):  
B I Zholus
Keyword(s):  
Russian Federation ◽  
Military Personnel ◽  
Military Training ◽  
Armed Forces ◽  
Health Protection ◽  
Physical And Mental Health ◽  
The Status ◽  
The Russian Federation ◽  
High Degree ◽  
The Military

Provisions and requirements of the Internal service regulations of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation regarding the rights and obligations of military personnel for life and health protection are analyzed. Provisions in regulations of 1993 and 2007 years are compared. The compliance of articles of the Regulations to the Constitution of the Russian Federation, Federal laws from May 27th, 1998 No. 76 «Concerning the status of military personnel», from November 21st, 2011No. 323 «On fundamental healthcare principles in the Russian Federation» and from March 30th, 1999 No. 52 «Concerning the Sanitary and Epidemiological Welfare of the Population» are described. Insufficient legal confirmation of the duties of a serviceman in protection of his own health is noted. One of the problems of education and training of the military personnel of various classes is the lack of such subject as a military hygiene in the curriculum. In prerevolutionary military educational establishments, the hygiene was studied and at the course end there was examination. One of the important elements of the health protection of the servicemen is a sanatorium-resort therapy which can be treated as a part of preventive medical examination. Data on decline of sanatorium service of the military personnel in connection with the legislation changes are presented. Considering physical and mental health of servicemen as a guaranty of high-degree alert and military efficiency it is proposed to start studying the Instruction on life and health protection of the serviceman in the period of a basic military training (soldier, sailor, cadet). Proposals on hygiene studying in fostering and educational institutions of the Ministry of Defense.

scholarly journals THE SLOVENIAN ARMED FORCES 15 YEARS AFTER THE REPUBLIC OF SLOVENIA JOINED NATO

2019 ◽  
pp. 123-142 ◽  
Author(s):  
ANDREJ OSTERMAN
Keyword(s):  
Positive Impact ◽  
Rational Solution ◽  
Armed Forces ◽  
Effective Response ◽  
Security Environment ◽  
Defence Budget ◽  
Military Exercises ◽  
Before And After ◽  
Smart Defence ◽  
The Republic

Abstract The Republic of Slovenia has been a NATO member for 15 years. Its NATO membership has significantly contributed to the quality development of the Slovenian Armed Forces (SAF), which has made a contribution to international security by taking part in international operations and missions. Before and after joining NATO, the SAF has adapted and transformed in view of the newly created settings and security challenges in a way to respond to them effectively. It has participated in and organized multinational military exercises, and has been operating within NATO representations, commands and units. NATO's deterrence posture strengthens the Alliance and requires an effective response to new sources of threat. The security environment is changing rapidly with hybrid and cyber threats becoming increasingly dangerous. NATO's long-term adaptation process requires members to respond to all potential sources of threat with a 360-degree approach. The Republic of Slovenia is also actively involved in the Smart Defence project, the Connected Forces Initiative and the Framework Nations Concept. The years-long decline in the defence budget has been reversed, which can, in the upcoming years, have a positive impact on the development of military capabilities for national needs and for the needs of the Alliance. For the Republic of Slovenia, NATO membership is still the most effective and rational solution to ensure its national security; however, the nation should lend solidarity by taking its share of the burden. Key words NATO, Slovenian Armed Forces, military capabilities, deterrence posture, adaptation.

scholarly journals Mathematical evaluations of development and use of western countries` military capacity (on the example of Germany)

2021 ◽  
pp. 226-244
Author(s):  
Philipp Trunov ◽  
Keyword(s):  
International Relations ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Armed Forces ◽  
World Politics ◽  
Military Presence ◽  
War Machine ◽  
The World ◽  
The Status ◽  
The Given ◽  
First Time

We can face the fact that the factor of military power has been gaining increasing influence in the world politics. In this regard one of key tasks of international relations` studies is the exploration of armed forces` building of the countries in the dynamics. The creating a three-dimensional picture of these processes is difficult without the use of mathematical indicators, which show the key features and “narrow places” of the development and the usage of war machines’ potential of the key countries in the world arena. In this article the focal case of these studies with the usage of mathematical assessments is the Bundeswehr. The reason of the given choice is the changing German role and place in the Euro-Atlantic community and the world arena as the whole. Germany has been trying to become the status of full-fare world power. One of the inherent features of this process is the growing of the Bundeswehr`s potential that had begun in the second half of 2010-s and has had the perspective by the middle 2030-s. The article presents mathematical indicators that allow to show a more voluminous assessment of the progress of building the Bundeswehr's potential and German military budget (both in general and in terms of articles of spending and other specific indicators) in comparison with other largest NATO member states. The research paper also examines the indicators that make it possible to “highlight” the peculiarities of the Bundeswehr’s usage outside and inside the NATO zone of responsibility as well as issues the evolution of the foreign (allied) military presence on the territory of the FRG. The author tries to conclude the generalizations of German “war machine” development, basing on 11 mathematical indicators, 6 of which introduced into scientific circulation for the first time.

scholarly journals Features of the Formation of an Officer of the Armed Forces as the Sole Leader (Manager) of a Military Organization

2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (4) ◽  
pp. 9626-9630
Keyword(s):  
Personal Characteristics ◽  
Armed Forces ◽  
Social Characteristics ◽  
Political Leader ◽  
Military Organization ◽  
Military Commander ◽  
Official Position ◽  
The Status ◽  
Management Institutions ◽  
The Military

Purpose: The aim of the study is to investigate the development of leadership and military management as the basis of effective management of the military organization. Methodology: The methodological basis of the study was the principles of historicism, objectivity and reliability. Main Findings: The authors have suggested three groups of elements of the leader's image in relation to the political leader are outlined, namely, personal characteristics – physical, psycho-physiological features, his character, type of personality, individual style of decision making; social characteristics – the status of a leader associated with the official position, as well as related to the origin, wealth. Applications: The research findings can be used by lecturers and graduate students of universities, military educational institutions and business management institutions. Novelty/Originality: In the paper for the first time it is singled out the main psychological and pedagogical properties of the military commander and his functions in modern military management.

scholarly journals Methodical apparatus for evaluating the state of aviation system safety and security

2019 ◽  
Vol 22 (6) ◽  
pp. 17-28 ◽  
Author(s):  
B. I. Bachkalo ◽  
V. I. Zolotykh
Keyword(s):  
Real Time ◽  
Human Factor ◽  
Safety Management ◽  
Armed Forces ◽  
The State ◽  
Actual State ◽  
Flight Safety ◽  
The Status ◽  
Aircraft System ◽  
The Impact

The article analyzes the existing problems that impede the effective safety management of the flights of the air forces of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation. As a result, this analysis revealed the contradiction between the need to build a safety management system and the lack of effective mechanisms for assessing the state of the aviation system and taking into account the influence of the human factor of aviation professionals on flight safety. The contradiction identified the need for developing a set of methods to estimate the actual state of the aviation system protection from the effects of threats associated with the human factor of flight personnel. A methodological apparatus was developed for assessing the security status of an aviation system against hazardous factors, which is based on applying a personality-oriented approach to assessing and managing the state of an aviation system. The method of assessing the state of flight safety allows you to quantify the state of protection of the crew-aircraft system from the impact of hazards caused by the personal factor of a particular pilot before the flight and to assess in near real-time the state of protection of the crew-aircraft system during the flight. The method of assessing the state of safety in aviation formation allows you to assess the status of safety during the organization and conduct of flights, taking into account the influence of the human factor of flight personnel in  near real time.

scholarly journals ANALYSIS OF DISABILITY DYNAMICS AMONG ANTI-TERRORIST OPERATION PARTICIPANTS

2019 ◽  
Vol 19 (1) ◽  
pp. 3-7
Author(s):  
A.D. Gavlovsky ◽  
I.A. Golovanova
Keyword(s):  
Social Protection ◽  
National Guard ◽  
Armed Forces ◽  
Operation Analysis ◽  
The Status ◽  
Disability Group ◽  
Primary Disability ◽  
Disability Prevalence ◽  
Dynamic Series ◽  
Expert Commission

The antiterrorist operation, which has been lasting in eastern Ukraine for 5 years, is stealing thousands of human lives, and those, who are lucky to survive, in many cases, have become disabled. The assessment of disability group (disability severity) corresponds to the clause 19 of the Article 6 of the Law of Ukraine “On the status of war veterans and guarantees of their social protection”. The aim of this study was to analyze the dynamics of the primary disability among participants of anti-terrorist operation. Analysis of the primary disability prevalence in the Poltava region for 2015-2018 was based on the data provided by the Centre of Medical and Social Expert Commission of Poltava region and registered in the form 14 “Report on the causes of disability, indications for medical, occupational and social rehabilitation for 20__ year” approved by the Order of the Ministry of Public Health of Ukraine No. 378, 10.07.2007. We applied the analysis of the dynamic series and the odds ratio. The study revealed a significant increase in the number of anti-terrorist operation participants examined at the medical and social expert commission. The number of servicemen of the Armed Forces of Ukraine who got a disability group increased by 198.5%. The number of servicemen of the National Guard of Ukraine assigned a disability group increased by 600%. Inspected by the medical-social expert commission of military personnel of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine in the Poltava region, no significant changes in these indicators were found. Thus, an increase in the number of disabilities among participants in the antiterrorist operation requires the development of a rehabilitation system provided through all the levels of medical care.

scholarly journals National Implementation of International Humanitarian Law

2020 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Legal System ◽  
General Public ◽  
Armed Forces ◽  
International Humanitarian Law ◽  
Humanitarian Law ◽  
Government Officials ◽  
German Armed Forces ◽  
National Implementation ◽  
The Status ◽  
And Control

This report aims to compile information about relevant measures employed in the implementation of IHL in Germany, without being exhaustive. It therefore addresses the status of IHL in the German legal system, the status and control of the German armed forces as well as measures concerning, inter alia, the protection of civilians and civilian property, and the dissemination and enforcement of IHL. The report will appeal to anyone with an interest in IHL, including government officials, parliamentarians, the staff of non-governmental organisations, academics, journalists and the general public both in and outside Germany.

scholarly journals Monument with a military «scar»: preservation and exhibiting practices

2021 ◽  
Vol 4 (121) ◽  
pp. 185-193
Author(s):  
Ivan V. Leonov ◽  
◽  
Yanina V. Grusman ◽  
Igor V. Kirillov ◽  
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...  
Keyword(s):  
Armed Forces ◽  
Armed Conflicts ◽  
Cultural Continuity ◽  
Propeller Blade ◽  
Historical Materials ◽  
Places Of Memory ◽  
The Status ◽  
The Russian Federation ◽  
The Military ◽  
The Impact

The article continues the discussion of the topic related to strategies for working with historical and cultural heritage monuments that contain traces of the impact of wars and armed conflicts. Based on the exposition and funds of the CNM, the analysis of specific monuments, the form and semantic aura of which bear the «scars» of history, is carried out. Among the monuments, which are given special attention in the article, there are St. Andrew's flag from the battleship «Tsesarevich», items from the cruiser «Varyag», a fragment of the foremast from the battleship «Prince Potemkin-Tavrichesky», a shot-through helmet of a marine infantry soldier found at the Sinyavino heights, a damaged propeller blade of the DB-3F bomber, etc. The article considers the status of «scarred» artifacts as «places of memory» that ensure the preservation and transmission of ideas about the military past and are an integral part of military culture. The article describes the main strategies for working with monuments whose «patina of time» contains traces of military influences. As an example of a complex artifact with a deep semantic load, symbolizing the unity of different periods of national history, demonstrating the historical and cultural continuity of its epochs (including through the synthesis of different-time military-historical materials with a high sacred component), the image of the Saviour Not Made with Hands – the main icon of the Main Temple of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation is considered.

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