scholarly journals The special information operation: history of formation

1970 ◽  
pp. 132-137
Author(s):  
Maria Selina
Keyword(s):  
Information Technologies ◽  
Effective Means ◽  
Psychological Impact ◽  
Armed Forces ◽  
Wide Audience ◽  
Information Operations ◽  
Psychological Influence ◽  
Hybrid War ◽  
Special Information ◽  
The Military

In the article described research about appearance and the development of a special information operation which has become an integral part of the current military-political confrontation. The author defined, that skilled and timely conducted information operations gives an opportunity to gain significant advantages over the enemy, in particular, through the implementation of moral and psychological impact on the population including the armed forces of the enemy and as well as on leaderships of countries. To confirm it, in the article presented examples of the results of conducted special information operations and its individual elements in different periods of human history. The article presents, that special information operations is not invention of the present, they appeared in ancient times simultaneously with emergence of armed confrontation, as an integral part of the armed struggle in the form of psychological way for weakening the enemy’s combat spirit and raising the fighting spirit of it’s own forces. The author highlights the information about the first facts of use informational and psychological influence such as: misinformation, propaganda, intimidation, which are elements of a special information operation. Their further transformation relates to the development of science and technology and the improvement of information technologies. Aa a result there are four form stages of the development of informational and psychological influence: verbal, telecommunication, technical and paper. The article states that the appearance of the internet and the information influence on a wide audience around the world that makes special information operation one of the most effective means of achieving external and internal political goals both in military and in peacetime as evidenced by the experience of their realization. At the present stage, special information operations have become a part of a new type of war, the so-called “Hybrid war” and provides significant impact on the military and political confrontation between the opponents countries.

scholarly journals THE STATE OF PROVIDING INFORMATION SECURITY OF UKRAINE IN THE MILITARY SPHERE IN A HYBRID WAR

2019 ◽  
pp. 16-25
Author(s):  
Sergiy Zaporozhets
Keyword(s):  
Information Security ◽  
Information Technologies ◽  
Armed Forces ◽  
The State ◽  
Telecommunication Networks ◽  
Hybrid Warfare ◽  
Systematic Analysis ◽  
Hybrid War ◽  
Psychological Operations ◽  
The Military

The article is devoted to the study of the state of information security of Ukraine in the military sphere in the context of hybrid warfare, analysis of the role and place of information security of the state and the military sphere in conditions of hybrid warfare. The list of the main threats to the information security of the state in the military sphere is established. The recommendations for neutralization of hybrid threats and the organization of counteraction in solving the hybrid war against Ukraine are given: conducting a systematic analysis of the use of the means, forms and methods of information fighting in the military sphere, determining the directions of ensuring information security of the state in this sphere; improvement of legislation on coordination of activities of public authorities and bodies of military administration in solving problems of providing information security; improving the types and means of protection of information in the information and telecommunication networks involved in the management of troops and weapons from unauthorized access; improving the forms and methods of counteracting information and psychological operations aimed at weakening the state’s defense capability; training of specialists in the field of information security in the military sphere. Establishment of the system of providing information security of the state in the military sphere in the conditions of hybrid war should be carried out in accordance with the following basic principles: high degree of integration of the information system of the Armed Forces of Ukraine into the information security system of the state; the preventive-defensive nature of the activities of information-fighting structures aimed at counteracting the challenges, dangers and threats to the national security of the state in the military sphere in any form of their manifestation; a clear division of information security responsibilities between the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine and the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukrain. It is revealed that one of the main tendencies in the development of the military-political situation in the world is the acceleration of the development of information technologies, increasing the capabilities of states to conduct information-psychological operations and operations in cyberspace, increasing the sensitivity of society to the death of civilians and the loss of military personnel in military configurations.

scholarly journals THE STATE OF PROVIDING INFORMATION SECURITY OF UKRAINE IN THE MILITARY SPHERE IN A HYBRID WAR

2019 ◽  
pp. 16-25
Author(s):  
Sergiy Zaporozhets
Keyword(s):  
Information Security ◽  
Information Technologies ◽  
Armed Forces ◽  
The State ◽  
Telecommunication Networks ◽  
Hybrid Warfare ◽  
Systematic Analysis ◽  
Hybrid War ◽  
Psychological Operations ◽  
The Military

The article is devoted to the study of the state of information security of Ukraine in the military sphere in the context of hybrid warfare, analysis of the role and place of information security of the state and the military sphere in conditions of hybrid warfare. The list of the main threats to the information security of the state in the military sphere is established. The recommendations for neutralization of hybrid threats and the organization of counteraction in solving the hybrid war against Ukraine are given: conducting a systematic analysis of the use of the means, forms and methods of information fighting in the military sphere, determining the directions of ensuring information security of the state in this sphere; improvement of legislation on coordination of activities of public authorities and bodies of military administration in solving problems of providing information security; improving the types and means of protection of information in the information and telecommunication networks involved in the management of troops and weapons from unauthorized access; improving the forms and methods of counteracting information and psychological operations aimed at weakening the state’s defense capability; training of specialists in the field of information security in the military sphere. Establishment of the system of providing information security of the state in the military sphere in the conditions of hybrid war should be carried out in accordance with the following basic principles: high degree of integration of the information system of the Armed Forces of Ukraine into the information security system of the state; the preventive-defensive nature of the activities of information-fighting structures aimed at counteracting the challenges, dangers and threats to the national security of the state in the military sphere in any form of their manifestation; a clear division of information security responsibilities between the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine and the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukrain. It is revealed that one of the main tendencies in the development of the military-political situation in the world is the acceleration of the development of information technologies, increasing the capabilities of states to conduct information-psychological operations and operations in cyberspace, increasing the sensitivity of society to the death of civilians and the loss of military personnel in military configurations.

scholarly journals Comparative characteristics of power capabilities of cadets of various sports sections (armsport, crossfit, kettlebell lifting, powerlifting)

2020 ◽  
pp. 115-118
Author(s):  
V. P. Yahodzinskyi ◽  
O. M. Kisilyuk ◽  
D. P. Polozenko ◽  
O. A. Desyatka ◽  
V. O. Novytskyi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Comparative Analysis ◽  
Effective Means ◽  
Armed Forces ◽  
Military Intelligence ◽  
Military Academy ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
High Level ◽  
The Military ◽  
Better Than ◽  
Push Up

Power sports have always been very popular among servicemen. This is especially evident in recent times, when such power sports, as armsport, crossfit, kettlebell lifting, powerlifting have received some development. The article presents a comparative analysis of the power capabilities of cadets who specialize in various power sports. The study involved male cadets of the 4th year of various faculties (n=53) of the Military Academy (Odessa), who in the process of training were engaged in power sports: armsport (n=12), crossfit (n=16), kettlebell lifting (n=15), powerlifting (n = 10). In addition, the results of cadets-athletes were compared with the results of cadets of the faculty of training specialists of airborne assault troops and military intelligence and special purpose, who did not attend sports sections of the academy (n=60). Analysis of the power of the cadets was carried out on the following exercises: pull-up, lifting by coup, lifting by strength on the crossbar, 24 kg kettlebell snatch, push-up on the parallel bars, push-up. The conducted researches testified to the high level of development of power qualities of cadets of all sections of academy in power sports. There was no significant difference between the results of cadets of different power sports in most exercises. It is established that the power capabilities of cadets who are engaged in various power sports are significantly better than those of cadets who are not engaged in sports. This suggests that any of the studied power sports can be an effective means of developing and improving the power opportunities of future officers of the Armed Forces of Ukraine

scholarly journals HISTORICAL ASPECTS OF MILITARY-TECHNICAL COOPERATION UKRAINE-NATO AT THE PRESENT STAGE

2020 ◽  
Vol 1 (30) ◽  
pp. 54-60
Author(s):  
Pavlo Prokhovnyk
Keyword(s):  
Armed Forces ◽  
The United States ◽  
Defense Industry ◽  
The State ◽  
Technical Cooperation ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Political Dialogue ◽  
History Of ◽  
Hybrid War ◽  
The Military

The article analyzes the history of the development of military-technical cooperation between Ukraine and NATO as one of the defining areas of international military partnership. Taking into account specific historical circumstances and external aggression by the Russian Federation, the importance of Ukraine’s military-technical cooperation with partner countries for the implementation of political goals and objectives of the state for the development of defense industry and national security is emphasized. Ukraine faced new types of threats in all spheres of the state’s life, in the military in particular, which required active assistance from partner countries. The realities of the hybrid war, which has targeted our country, require new approaches to ensuring the state sovereignty and territorial integrity of Ukraine, including by strengthening military partnerships with the European Union and the United States. In modern geopolitical, socio-economic, international legal, military-political conditions, the nature, forms and directions of Ukraine’s military partnership need to be rethought and clarified. Today, Ukraine’s military cooperation with NATO is of a strategic nature, the tasks of which can be grouped into four key areas: maintaining military-political dialogue; assistance in reforming and developing the Armed Forces of Ukraine; ensuring contribution to international security and peacekeeping; defense and technical cooperation. As a result of this study, NATO membership will open new opportunities for Ukraine’s competitive defense industries and lay the foundation for military-technical cooperation at the international level. In this context, the myth that Ukraine’s accession to NATO will involve the collapse of Ukraine’s defense industry through the introduction of new NATO military standards, requirements for rearmament for our army is completely eliminated.

scholarly journals ASSESSING THE DYNAMICS OF DISSEMINATION OF INFORMATION MESSAGES ACCORDING TO THE DATA OF ELECTRONIC MASS MEDIA

2020 ◽  
pp. 15-22
Author(s):  
D. L. Fedorchuk ◽  
S. M. Marchenkov ◽  
O. M. Naumchak
Keyword(s):  
Social Networks ◽  
Growth Rate ◽  
Mass Communication ◽  
Information Dissemination ◽  
Psychological Impact ◽  
Armed Forces ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Electronic Communications ◽  
Psychological Influence ◽  
The Impact

The main directions of destructive information and psychological influence of the enemy on the population of Ukraine, leaders and personnel of the military administration, the Armed Forces of Ukraine and other law enforcement agencies, issues of the analysis of the dissemination of information messages (content) of the electronic media which contain the destructive information and psychological impact are considered. The model of social networks as a means of mass communication, which is used for the realization of destructive information and psychological influence is considered. The main components of the model are the user, his thoughts (views), influence, trust and reputation. The process of influencing to the user by means of social networks through innovation and its dissemination is considered. Indicators that can be used to characterize the process and to evaluate the impact: “likes”, “dislikes”, “reposts”, “views”, and “comments” are also provided. The process of tracking the destructive influences contained in information messages from the point of view of destructive informational and psychological influence is described. The system of indicators of dynamics of distribution of information messages on the Internet is analyzed. The necessity of fixing on certain points of time and use of additional indicators: “number of drawings”, “absolute growth”, “growth rate”, “growth rate” is grounded and the order of their calculation is given. The logical and structural scheme of calculating the dynamics of information message dissemination by means of the Internet has been developed. It is determined that to solve the problem of automation of tracking and visualization of the dynamics of information dissemination requires specialized software that will read the primary indicators from certain publications of electronic communications and social networks and calculate the proposed indicators of the dynamics of information message propagation.

scholarly journals Comparative Analysis of the Hybrid Tactics Application by the Russian Federation in Conflicts with Georgia and Ukraine

2019 ◽  
Vol 13 (2) ◽  
pp. 48-73
Author(s):  
Lesia Dorosh ◽  
Olha Ivasechko ◽  
Jaryna Turchyn
Keyword(s):  
Russian Federation ◽  
Hybrid Methods ◽  
Armed Forces ◽  
Armed Conflicts ◽  
Raw Material ◽  
Effective Combination ◽  
The Russian Federation ◽  
Will Force ◽  
Hybrid War ◽  
The Military

The essence and main characteristics of the hybrid war are reviewed as a means of destroying the enemy country from inside due to the effective combination of conventional armed forces, subversion, propaganda, and dissemination of misinformation. The hybrid tactics used by the Russian Federation in Ukraine and Georgia are investigated. A comparativeanalysisof the military component in the confrontation between Russia, Ukraine and Georgia is conducted, the peculiarities of informational and psychological confrontation and factors that led to the significant achievements of the Russian side in the hybrid warfare are revealed, economic aspect of the hybrid confrontation are clarified (especially regarding the factors of financial, energy and raw material dependence) and, finally, the key conditions for the widespread use of hybrid methods of confrontation during modern armed conflicts are identified. Thedifference is proved between conflicts in Georgia and Ukraine, mainly in the use of military means. It is established that the conditions for the conflict in Crimea were unique, or at least extremely rare, and they can hardly be reproduced in any other place. It is noted that in the future, hybrid war will become rather a situational phenomenon, because the implementation of aggressive actions against another state without the necessary conditions for it will lead either to a quick defeat of the aggressor state, or will force such a state to move toconventional warfare, which requires significant financial costs and inevitably will cause decline in the prestige of such a state within the international community.

The 10,000 Persian Immortals, a Model for the Special Indoeuropean Troops

2020 ◽  
Vol 26 (1) ◽  
pp. 143-150
Author(s):  
Mădălina Strechie
Keyword(s):  
Effective Means ◽  
Psychological Impact ◽  
Postal Service ◽  
Human History ◽  
Roman Army ◽  
First Case ◽  
History Of ◽  
The Subject ◽  
The Military ◽  
First Time

AbstractThe history of humanity got from the Persians the first imperial organization, the first process of integration of the conquered ones, the first postal service, the most effective means of communication at the dawn of Antiquity, and also the best organized militarized services.The most special of the Indo-European Antiquity troops was the Royal Guard, founded by Darius I, one of the great kings of humanity, a political titan, and equally an extraordinary general through his institutional creations of force. The Royal Guard of Darius I, known in history as the 10,000 immortals, is the subject of our study, as it is one of the most complex special militarized structures in human history of all time, inspiring the military structures of all the Indo-Europeans, whether the Hoplite revolution, the organization of the Macedonian phalanx or the Roman Praetorian Guard and more than that.The 10,000 immortals combined not only the heroic character (while multiplying it), which appeared for the first time with the Greeks of the Homeric period, but also strict discipline, in the Spartan sense, contemporary with this troop, the organization and the well-developed logistics, which would inspire the Roman army, the military brotherhoods characteristic of all the Indo-Europeans, but this totally special troop, in particular, imposed the model of the educated (even intellectual) military man, a soldier of the supreme god of the Good, faithful first of all to the Good and to his king, a military man who used all the weapons of the time.This special troop was a true institution that also provided information to the Persian king, information being one of the most effective weapons. Moreover, the Persians through this Royal Guard used for the first time psychological impact as a weapon, this being the first case of effective manipulation by the number that was kept constant, but also by name. Only the gods were immortal, and the very large number of soldiers who made up this special troop is impressive even today. The armament of this extraordinary troop comprised all the weapons of the time, the bow above all, which the Aryans considered the favourite weapon of Indra, the most warlike god of the Indo-European gods.

scholarly journals MILITARY-PEDAGOGICAL ORIENTATION OF MILITARY SPECIALIST TRAINING

2021 ◽  
pp. 10-13
Author(s):  
L. Gorodianska
Keyword(s):  
Information Technologies ◽  
Armed Forces ◽  
Military Education ◽  
Educational Process ◽  
General Level ◽  
Pedagogical Training ◽  
The Subject ◽  
High Level ◽  
Intellectual Potential ◽  
The Military

The military-pedagogical process is a complex socio-psychological phenomenon. Its essence lies in purposeful, motivated, substantive organizational and educational activities of all its subjects. This activity is aimed at preparing the military specialists who are able to successfully perform their functional duties both in peacetime and in modern war conditions. The strength of the country's defense capability and combat readiness in modern conditions is ensured by a high level of intellectual potential of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. This potential is being formed as a set of potentials of highly qualified personnel of military specialists. Today the task of reforming military education is not limited only to structural and functional transformations of the educational base and restructuring of the educational process. It is necessary to create an environment (a system of higher military education) for constant spiritual and professional improvement of the individual and motivation to achieve a high level of military professionalism. Access of educational institutions to modern information technologies contributed to the emergence of interactive forms of learning and transformation of the subject of learning from a passive participant and its active involvement in the learning process. Given the development of digital technologies and the difficult state in which Ukraine found itself due to military action and the negative epidemiological situation, it is appropriate to create a system of higher military education using the subject-activity approach and the introduction of forms of distance learning. It is proposed to direct the military-pedagogical training of specialists along six lines. The assessment of the level of conformity of a serviceman's actual professional qualities with the requirements to the occupied military position is important in the professional-psychological selection in the Armed Forces. That is why it is expedient to develop a model of recreation of intellectual potential of servicemen and a methodology for evaluating the general level of intellectual resources of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. In the basis of construction of such model it is offered to put directions of military-pedagogical training of military specialists together with professionally important criteria of evaluation of recreating of moral-psychological qualities of servicemen of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

scholarly journals FORMATION OF REQUIREMENTS FOR GEOINFORMATION SYSTEMS OF MILITARY PURPOSE

2020 ◽  
pp. 82-97
Author(s):  
V.I. Zatserkovny ◽  
I.V. Pampukha ◽  
B.O. Popkov ◽  
P.A. Savkov ◽  
O.V. Pogretska
Keyword(s):  
Spatial Data ◽  
Information Acquisition ◽  
Intelligent Systems ◽  
Information Technologies ◽  
Armed Forces ◽  
Main Trend ◽  
Speed Up ◽  
And Control ◽  
The Military

A characteristic feature of modern forms of use of the Armed Forces (AF) is the high dynamism of combat operations, and the main trend in the development of AF command and control systems (CCS) is the integration of various systems of communication, navigation, reconnaissance, information acquisition and processing, weapons, intelligent systems, automation of all formal and fast-moving processes. Geo-information systems (GIS), geo-information technologies (GIT), GPS and Earth remote sensing (ERS) technologies have become de facto a necessary technology for obtaining and processing spatial data in both civil and military spheres. The use of GIS for military purposes (MP) of the Armed Forces of Ukraine will make it possible to conduct a qualitative analysis of spatial and attributive information, take effective management decisions, visualize the combat zone of both individual units and subunits, and the entire theater of operations, promptly display any changes in the combat situation, automate the process of updating maps, determining the coordinates of the desired objects, navigation, etc. It allows you to reduce the likelihood of errors and flaws, increase the speed of creating maps, speed up the processing of information and significantly improve the quality of decision-making by commanders of different levels and echelons who are involved in the process of making certain decisions, and ensure the same initial picture of fighting activities; support of knowledge of the military-object situation at the tactical, operational-tactical and operational levels; to ensure prompt delivery of information to interested authorized users.

scholarly journals BASIC PRINCIPLES FOR CREATING AN EFFECTIVE VISUAL MESSAGE

2018 ◽  
pp. 63-69
Author(s):  
I. O. Oryshchuk ◽  
A. D. Nosova ◽  
L. M. Maryshchuk
Keyword(s):  
Visual Perception ◽  
Dimensional Space ◽  
Armed Forces ◽  
Target Audience ◽  
Basic Principles ◽  
Visual Message ◽  
The World ◽  
Psychological Influence ◽  
Symbolic Coding ◽  
Hybrid War

The article is devoted to the definition of the basic principles of creating a visual message, the adherence to which contributes to the effectiveness of its influence on the target audience. In the context of Russia's hybrid war against Ukraine, counter-terrorism issues are more urgent than ever. In light of world research in psychology, the effectiveness of perceiving information depends, in particular, on the dominant channel of perception (audio, visual, kinesthetic). However, the results of a number of psychological experiments in the field of visual perception have shown that it is better to understand, memorize and reproduce the information we receive through our visual channels. Modern research of social problems leads to understanding - the world has become visual. Man of our time is under constant influence of visual content. So reporting to the consciousness of the necessary information effectively through this channel. Thus, the very visual message is an effective tool for counterpropaganda and for informing the population in the interests of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. The result of the research is based on the study of the peculiarities of the visual perception of information about the world and, related to this, the possibilities of using two-dimensional space in the interests of creating products of psychological influence. In addition, an analysis was conducted of the psychological effect of color on the human subconscious, the emotiogenic structure of color combinations, the psychological effects of symbolic coding of information, general rules of composition, examples of successful graphic marketing. In forming practical recommendations for the implementation of the proposed principles, general publishing approaches to the creation of printed visual products, the technological features of different types of media, the effectiveness of distribution channels for products of psychological influence and the results of the analysis of the target audience were taken into account.

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