AIS Spoofing

Strife on the Ocean Waves

A new report highlights shortcomings in global maritime surveillance capabilities provided via the Automatic Identification System. The International Maritime Organisation (IMO) mandates Automatic Identification...

Maritime Reconnaissance and Surveillance Technology USA Conference: Charting the Course for Maritime ISR Advancements

North America is poised to host a groundbreaking event with the launch of the Maritime Reconnaissance and Surveillance Technology USA conference, the region's exclusive...
Northrop Grumman SDA Transport Layer Tranche-2 Satellites

January Radio Roundup

Armada’s monthly roundup of all the latest news in the military communications product, programme and operational domains. Band aid Thales expects to have prototypes of a...
USAF Participation in Noble Skywave

Competition Time!

Exercise Noble Skywave works to push the boundaries of high frequency communications through a series of competitions testing the mettle of its participants. It may...
USS Carney

Western navies increase response to rebel threat to Red Sea shipping

Western navies are increasing their collective response to the maritime attacks being conducted by Yemeni-based rebels against merchant shipping operating in the southern Red...
A2PATS

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...
3D printer - USS Essex

Back to the Future

Can Additive Manufacturing processes really deliver useful support to deployed naval vessels? On 1 August 1785, Jean François de Galaup (comte de Lapérouse) set sail...
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...
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...
Royal Navy Baltic Operations

Sea Change

A recent conference saw Royal Navy representatives outlining how the service sees competition in the electromagnetic spectrum and the steps being taken to ensure...

Highlight of the Month

SOF

Adapting to Win!

The M777 155mm/39 cal Light Towed Howitzer

Run out of Guns

liberation of Syria

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