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Dr. Thomas Withington

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Editor, Defence commentator, journalist, military historian.
RQ-4A

Computer Says No

US Cyber Command may have used new capabilities to attack Iran’s Integrated Air Defence System, following the shoot down of a UAV in June....
David-Stupples

Talk Shop

The eagerly-awaited Association of Old Crows’ Electronic Warfare (EW) seminar held during this year’s Defence and Security Equipment International (DSEI) exhibition in London did...
PPA-Italian-Navy

Guerra Elettronica

The Italian Navy is modernising its electronic warfare capabilities with new electronic support and electronic attack systems. Elettronica has shared details with Armada Analysis regarding...
Chimera-Project

The Hardware Store

BAE Systems has received funding from DARPA to advance its CHIMERA machine-learning hardware offering potential benefits to electronic warfare practitioners. In July the company was...
UH-60-US-DOD

Mitigating the Missiles

BAE Systems expects to complete development of its Limited Interim Missile Warning System by the third quarter of 2019. Back in April the company was...
AMPS-MV-Bird-Aerosystems

MACS Factor

Bird Aerosystems will install its MACS (Missile Approach Confirmation Sensor) on United Nations’ Mil Mi-8MTV1 medium-lift utility helicopters, the company announced via a press...
CERES-CNES

French Flare for Space SIGINT

French Signals Intelligence (SIGINT) capabilities will take an important step forward with the expected launch of the first CERES (Capacité de REnseignement Electromagnétique Spatial/Space...
MASS-OCR

Turning Corners

Qualification has been completed for IrvinGQ’s and Rheinmetall’s new MASS-OCR radar corner reflector decoy. The MASS-OCR has been jointly developed by both companies for...
A-400M-Flares

The Burning Question

Etienne-Lacroix has announced it has commenced deliveries of its first serial production batch of LIR-120-A400M and LIR-121-A400M flares. These which will equip the Armée...
3D-TDOA-CRFS

Simple, Reliable, Accurate

CRFS takes wide area passive Radio Frequency (RF) detection a step further. The firm’s new RFEye 3DTDOA system offers impressive surveillance capabilities as Jon...

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SOF

Adapting to Win!

The M777 155mm/39 cal Light Towed Howitzer

Run out of Guns