I/ITSEC 2017: Sweden prepares for Viking Exercise 2018 return
Swedish representatives at this year’s I/ITSEC have made a big impact by being the first international element of the annual Operation Blended Warrior (OBW) event.
As part of OBW, a partnership between Sweden, the US and NATO has presented its Viking exercise best practices and future innovations.
The Viking 18 exercise will take place in April 2018 over the course of two weeks and will involve, Finland, Bulgaria, Ireland, Serbia, Brazil and four sites in Sweden. Viking is a Swedish initiated international Computer Assisted Exercise (CAX).
‘The scenario will involve a fictitious country with a crisis, the map of the
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