Swedish National Defence Research Institute

Swedish National Defence Research Institute[1] (Swedish: Försvarets

National Defence Research
forskningsanstalt, abbreviated FOA) was a Swedish government agency
Institute
in defense research existing from 1945 to 31 December 2000. It was
amalgamated with the National Aeronautical Research Institute (FFA) Försvarets forskningsanstalt (FOA)
into the Swedish Defence Research Agency (FOI) which was established
on 1 January 2001.

Contents
History
Heraldry
Agency overview
Heads
Formed 1945
References
Further reading Preceding Försvarsväsendets
agencies kemiska anstalt
Military Physics Institute
History Statens uppfinnarnämnd
The National Defence Research Institute (FOA) was established in 1945 Dissolved 31 December 2000
(Instruction TS C:II No. 24), and took over operations at the Swedish Superseding Defence Research Agency
Armed Forces Chemical Institute (Försvarsväsendets kemiska anstalt, agency
FKA), the Military Physics Institute and the Telecommunications
Headquarters Ursvik and Sorunda,
Technical Working Group of the Swedish Board of Inventions (Statens
Sweden
uppfinnarnämnds teletekniska arbetsgrupp, SUN), that is, essentially all
technical and scientific research outside the industry.[2] FOA was Parent Ministry of Defence
organized in three research departments, FOA 1 chemistry/medicine, department
FOA 2 general physics and FOA 3 telecommunications and an office.[2]

In 1959 FOA 4 (nuclear physics and nuclear chemistry) was added. A special institution for operations analysis, planning and
investigation FOA P, was added in 1958 and was renamed the planning agency in 1962. In 1958 the office was reorganized into
the administrative bureau. In 1962, an institution for materials research was added and in 1965 the Defence Telecommunications
Technology Laboratory (Försvarets teletekniska laboratorium) was separated from the FOA 3 as a separate unit.[2]

A major reorganization occurred on 1 July 1974. After this the FOA was organized in a central office, which accounted for
among other thing the projections, management, staffing and education issues, and five main departments, FOA 1-5:[2]

FOA 1: armed forces studies, environmental and social studies, security policy and operations analysis and
systems analysis
FOA 2: general physics, nuclear device technology, EDP, material research, protection technology, etc.
FOA 3: optics, electronics, acoustics, radar and signals intelligence
FOA 4: biochemistry, microbiology, chemistry and radiac
FOA 5: behavioral sciences, biotechnology and medicine
The central office was divided in 1976 into three parts: central planning, administrative bureau and staff administrative bureau.
These were later reorganized into two: the Planning and development unit and the management unit.[2] It was amalgamated with
the National Aeronautical Research Institute (FFA) into the Swedish Defence Research Agency (FOI) which was established on 1
January 2001.[3]

Heraldry
The coat of arms of the Swedish National Defence Research Institute. Blazon: "Azure, a winged two-bladed propeller
surmounting a sword and an anchor in saltire. The shield encircled by a chaplet, half laurel leaves and half oak leaves, all or".[4]

Heads
FOA has had the following directors:[5]

Chief Directors (Överdirektörer)

1945–1952: Albert Björkeson

1952–1957: Hugo Larsson (Director General from 1957)

Directors-General

1957–1968: Martin Fehrm FOA's old office building in Ursvik,

1968–1974: Torsten Magnusson Sundbyberg Municipality.
1974–1984: Nils-Henrik Lundquist
1984–1985: Lars-Erik Tammelin
1985–1994: Bo Rybeck
1994–2000: Bengt Anderberg

References
1. Gullberg, Ingvar E. (1977). Svensk-engelsk fackordbok för näringsliv, förvaltning, undervisning och forskning (htt
p://runeberg.org/svenfack/1388.html) [A Swedish-English dictionary of technical terms used in business, industry,
administration, education and research] (in Swedish) (2nd ed.). Stockholm: Norstedt. p. 1366. ISBN 91-1-
775052-0. LIBRIS 8345587 (http://libris.kb.se/bib/8345587).
2. "Försvarets forskningsanstalt (1945 – )" (https://sok.riksarkivet.se/?Sokord=s%C3%A4kerhetspolitik&page=11&F
acettFilter=arkis_aukt_huvudkategori_facet$Alla:&postid=Arkis+D48F8777-C405-11D6-81CC-00D0B73E7A8B)
[National Defence Research Institute (1945 – )] (in Swedish). National Archives of Sweden. Retrieved 2 April
2016.
3. "Försvarsutskottet 1999/2000:FöU6. Försvarsforskningens organisation" (https://www.riksdagen.se/sv/Dokument-
Lagar/Utskottens-dokument/Betankanden/Forsvarsforskningens-organisat_GN01F%C3%B6U6/) (in Swedish).
Stockholm: Riksdag. 25 April 2000. Retrieved 2 April 2016.
4. Braunstein, Christian (2006). Heraldiska vapen inom det svenska försvaret (https://www.sfhm.se/contentassets/8
4a6e4f1b2ce4e2b96c4ba578a41c503/heraldiska-vapen-inom-det-svenska-forsvaret-sfhm-skrift-9.pdf) [Heraldry
of the Swedish Armed Forces] (PDF). Skrift / Statens försvarshistoriska museer, 1101-7023 ; 9 (in Swedish).
Stockholm: Statens försvarshistoriska museer. p. 15. ISBN 91-971584-9-6. LIBRIS 10099224 (http://libris.kb.se/bi
b/10099224).
5. Askelin, Jan-Ivar (2003). "FOI:s (och FOA:s) generaldirektörer" (http://www.foi.se/Global/V%c3%a5ra%20tj%c3%
a4nster/Rapporter/Tidningen%20Framsyn/Framsyn%202003/Framsyn%20Nr%204%202003.pdf) [FOI's (and
FOA's) Directors-General] (PDF). Framsyn: FOI-tidningen : forskning och studier för totalförsvaret / utges av
Totalförsvarets forskningsinstitut, FOI, i samarbete med Försvarshögskolan, FHS (in Swedish). Stockholm:
Totalförsvarets forskningsinstitut (FOI) (4): 39. LIBRIS 3289564 (http://libris.kb.se/bib/3289564). Retrieved 1 April
2016.
Further reading
Littke, Ann Kathrine; Sundström, Olle, eds. (1995). Försvarets forskningsanstalt 1945-1995 [The National
Defence Research Institute 1945-1995] (in Swedish). Stockholm: Probus. ISBN 91-87184-39-7. LIBRIS 7762924
(http://libris.kb.se/bib/7762924).
Bergström, Bengt; Ivarsson, Ulf, eds. (1995). FOA i fokus: Försvarets forskningsanstalt [FOA in focus: The
National Defence Research Institute] (in Swedish). Stockholm: Försvarets forskningsanstalt. LIBRIS 2089360 (htt
p://libris.kb.se/bib/2089360).

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