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,...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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 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...
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Exail have successfully delivered navigation systems to the Spanish Navy to replace the Turia M34 minehunter’s outdated legacy systems.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...