US and Belgian troops on exercise

February Radio Roundup

Armada’s monthly round-up of all the latest electronic warfare news in the product, programme and operational domains. Smart Decision Doodle Labs has announced that its Helix...
Dismounted Finnish troops in winter camo

Comms in a Cold Climate

Recent purchases of new communications systems are one of several command and control modernisations ongoing in the Finnish Army. In early December 2022 Conlog announced...
British Army EW troops

Better Late than Never

The British Army has embarked on the latest chapter in the wholesale renewal of its electronic warfare capabilities. The tender for Project Cornerstone was...
Russian "Azart" radios

Talking the Talk

Translated official Russian documents seen by Armada provide an insight into how tactical communications are deployed by Russia’s army on the battlefield. In April...
AN/PRC-163 Handheld Radio

Role with It

New tactical radios will soon be equipping the British Army and other UK forces replacing some of the radios in the Bowman tactical communications...
British Army Counter-IED Training

UK Counter-IED Technology Advances

The United Kingdom’s Counter-Improvised Explosive Device (CIED) capabilities are being reinvigorated thanks to the UK Ministry of Defence’s (MOD) Project Crenic. It delivers new...
Destroyed Russian Borisoglebsk-2 EW Vehicle at Kherson International Airport

Letter From Kherson: Russian Electronic Warfare After Action Report

The Russian Army has withdrawn from the southern Ukrainian city of Kherson. Below is a fictitious letter from an army EW company commander to his...
Project Convergence 2022

Sensor-Decider-Effector Technologies Tested at Project Convergence 22

An intelligence tool designed to recognise enemy vehicles using surveillance video was one of several developments tested at Project Convergence 22 (PC22) held at...
Japan’s Prime Minister Fumio Kishida in London. (David Oliver)

Japan and UK Move Closer

Fumio Kishida was elected as Japan’s prime minister in October 2021. He was expected to support a strong alliance with the United States and...
Currawong communications system

Currawong’s Song

The Australian Defence Force’s Currawong battlefield communications system provides a plethora of links to deployed forces at tactical and operational levels. Taking its name from...

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