Formerly FOA.

FOIs research in undertaken in nine different areas:

• Defence and security policy
• Operational analysis, modelling and simulation
• Weapons of mass distruction (Studies of threats and protection against weapons of mass destruction)
• Surveillance, command and control (research, development and appraisal on radar, microwave technology, laser and IR)
• Combat
• Electronic warfare
• Vehicles
• Man in the defense organisation
• Civil applications (Rescue services and emergency planning)