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Dr. Thomas Withington

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Editor, Defence commentator, journalist, military historian.
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January Spectrum SitRep

Armada’s monthly round-up of all the latest electronic warfare news in the product, programme and operational domains. COALESCE is More BAE Systems announced a contract win...
ASSYDUS Drones

Frequent Flyers

The French Ministry of Defence has lifted the veil on its ASSYDUS (Autonomous System for Decoying Using Uninhabited Aerial Vehicle Swarms) initiative. It is...
Screen grab of alleged Sentinel jamming

Deliberate Interference?

Allegations have emerged that Russian electronic warfare systems are deliberately jamming the ESA’s Sentinel-1A Earth observation satellite as it flies over Ukraine. Are they...
2023 Dragon's Lair Victors

Beware of Imitations

Award-winning innovation could help the US Army significantly improve the protection of its deployed tactical networks. Troops from the US Army’s 3rd Infantry Division...
Frequentis VOICE C2 System (Frequentis)

December Radio Roundup

Armada’s monthly roundup of all the latest news in the military communications product, programme and operational domains. Hearing Voices In late October, Frequentis announced it was...
T2TL Artist Rendering

The Transporter

The US Space Development Agency is moving ahead with a large constellation of low Earth orbit satellites to support missile attack early warning and...
pureLiFi Kitefin system

Let There Be Light

How can optical wireless communications help militaries satisfy their insatiable appetite for data as the radio spectrum becomes more congested and contested? Much of Armada’s...
Israeli hospital raid

How Hamas Talks

Clues emerge concerning the communications systems Hamas relies on as hostilities continue in the Gaza Strip. Israeli Defence Force (IDF) troops entered Gaza City’s...
EW Equipment

December Spectrum SitRep

Armada’s monthly round-up of all the latest electronic warfare news in the product, programme and operational domains. Local Knowledge Infozahyst has announced a technical cooperation agreement...
Radar Electronic Support Measure

Finger on the Pulse

Current radar electronic support measure technology has room for improvement, says a leading electronic warfare expert. The United Kingdom’s Defence Science and Technology Laboratory’s...

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