IMB raises concern over piracy resurgence, including in Gulf of Guinea, Singapore Straits

Incidents of piracy and armed robbery in key strategic waterways around the world, including the Gulf of Guinea and the Singapore Straits, have increased...
British Army Command and Control

Reaching the Summit

A recent experiment in the UK demonstrated the feasibility of networking a raft of assets to provide land forces with a scalable, common operating...
ADX Air Defence Demonstrator

Senop to supply integrated Fire Control Centers to Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace AS

Senop Oy has signed a contract with Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace As to supply integrated Fire Control Centers (FCC) to an international Naval Strike...
Systematic IRIS Software

May Radio Roundup

Message Received! In mid-April Systematic announced it had received a contract from the Royal Navy to help develop Message Text Formats (MTFs) and produce...
Northrop Grumman USAF SPOC Airborne Radio

SPOC’s Ears

The US Air Force’s SPOC airborne communications system moves forward, helping the air force’s realisation of its Airborne Battle Management System concept. Towards late March,...
NATO Mobile SATCOM

Put to the Test

The annual Steadfast Cobalt exercise tests the interoperability of military communications systems and networks supporting the NATO Response Force. The North Atlantic Treaty Organisation’s...
ICBM Test

Bad News Travels Fast

The US Navy’s E-6B Mercury aircraft is a key component of the United States’ strategic nuclear deterrent. Thoughts are turning to its replacement. On 19th...
NATO’s ‘Dynamic Mongoose’ exercise

NATO’s ‘Dynamic Mongoose’ ASW exercise demonstrates alliance deterrence capability

NATO navies completed on 5 May the alliance’s ‘Dynamic Mongoose’ anti-submarine warfare (ASW) exercise in the North Atlantic. ‘Dynamic Mongoose’ is NATO’s long-standing annual North...
Lockheed Martin F-35

May Spectrum SitRep

Armada’s monthly round-up of all the latest electronic warfare news in the product, programme and operational domains. Lightning Protection In early April BAE Systems received a...
Minister for Defence Richard Marles

Australia’s ANI reappoints MD/CEO, defence minister announces

Australian Naval Infrastructure Pty Ltd (ANI) has reappointed its Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer. Andrew Seaton, who has held both posts since 2020, has...

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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