Danish Defence Research Establishment

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Danish Defence Research Establishment (Danish: Forsvarets Forskningstjeneste) short FOFT is the consultative, guiding and promotion organ in the scientific and technical area for the Danish military. It is an independent institute under the Ministry of Defence. FOFT is located on Svanemøllens Barracks in Copenhagen.

Established in 1970 as a successor to Forsvarets Forskningsråd, it has status of sector-research-institute, on the same line as example Arbejdsmiljøinstituttet, Statens Institut for Folkesundhed or Statens Serum Institut.

FOFT represent the Danish military in international research-foras, like NATO Research and Technology Organisation (RTO) or Western European Armaments Group (WEAG).

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