Dr. Thomas Withington
Editor, Defence commentator, journalist, military historian.
Comms Collapse
The rapid end of Syria’s civil war, and the fall of the Assad regime, may have highlighted shortcomings in Russian tactical communications, and the...
Change of Name, Change of Culture?
A bureaucratic reorganisation in one of China’s combatant commands may be indicative of problems and challenges the Chinese military is experiencing in modernising its...
Of Strelets and Andromeda
A new book sheds light on the organisation of Russian land forces’ command and control, and the digital battle management systems they employ at...
January Radio Roundup
Armada’s monthly roundup of all the latest news in the military communications product, programme and operational domains.
New Nokia tactical 5G networking
Nokia has unveiled the...
Tricking-up the HARM
The US Air Force’s new Stand-In Attack Missile is showing potential as a versatile weapon to hold time-sensitive targets at risk thanks to its...
Congress’ EMSO Champion
In an exclusive interview, Armada chats to Don Bacon, a tireless electronic warfare advocate who has recently been re-elected to the US House of...
Russian Rules
A new book shed more light on the organisation of the Russian military and how it sees the electromagnetic spectrum as a zone of...
January Spectrum SitRep
Armada’s monthly round-up of all the latest electronic warfare news in the product, programme and operational domains.
ADVEW Delta Design Review
Raytheon announced via a press...
Mortal Morpheus
Project Morpheus, the next generation of Tactical Communication and Information Systems (TacCIS) for the United Kingdom’s land manoeuvre forces is not going well. Is...
Found in Translation
A recent military exercise in Germany trialled the interoperability of several tactical datalink and communications protocols used throughout NATO.
Between 17th and 28th October,...
