PLA Troops in Sidecar

MDO With Chinese Characteristics

The US DOD’s annual report on the People’s Liberation Army contains some interesting discussion of the importance the force attaches to connectivity. On 19th October,...
TF59 USV live firing

USN uncrewed systems exercise demonstrates lethal munitions use from USVs

The US Navy Central Command’s (NAVCENT’s) Gulf-based Task Force 59 (TF59) has conducted a live-firing exercise that included test firing weapons from uncrewed surface...
The US Navy (USN) released this undated still image, from video footage taken by an uncrewed surface vessel, of Iranian patrol forces operating in the Strait of Hormuz. The USN is integrating crewed and uncrewed platforms to increase surveillance and deterrence capacity across US 5th Fleet’s area of operations.

USN generates multi-task force crewed/uncrewed teaming in Gulf-based maritime security operations

The US Navy (USN) has demonstrated the integration of crewed and uncrewed platforms, drawn from several different USN maritime task groups, to generate enhanced...
An artist’s rendering of the SSN-AUKUS submarine

UK announces GBP4 billion AUKUS submarine design contract

The UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) has announced the award of a GBP4 billion (USD4.9 billion) contract to deliver the detailed design and long-lead...
TCI ECS 950 Model COMINT System

October Spectrum SitRep

Thurbon Goes Further MASS has revealed several major enhancements for its Thurbon Electronic Warfare (EW) data management system. Thurbon is used by several North Atlantic...
JEC Activation

Strategic Decision

In late July, the United States Strategic Command revealed it had activated the Joint Electromagnetic Spectrum Operations Centre. Known as the JEC, a press...
Draken International Falcon-20

NEWFIP Hones Spectrum Skills

In the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation’s (NATO’s) own words, Ramstein Guard is an annual exercise “designed to improve the effectiveness and capability of NATO...

The sound of Minesweeping with Patria SONAC ACS

It only takes a few seconds. The smart mine detects that instant, seemingly imperceptible, shift in magnetic, acoustic, seismic and pressure signature, and chaos...
REPMUS

REPMUS uncrewed systems exercise grows in size and international standing

As it adapts to continue progressing against emerging naval challenges, the Portuguese Navy-led ‘REPMUS’ Maritime Uncrewed Systems (MUS) exercise has grown in multinational partnership...
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Exail delivers navigation systems to the Spanish Navy Turia M34 minehunter

Exail have successfully delivered navigation systems to the Spanish Navy to replace the Turia M34 minehunter’s outdated legacy systems. This milestone marks the completion...

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