OPFOR Smartbook-3

Russian Rules

A new book shed more light on the organisation of the Russian military and how it sees the electromagnetic spectrum as a zone of...
F/A-18E/F

January Spectrum SitRep

Armada’s monthly round-up of all the latest electronic warfare news in the product, programme and operational domains. ADVEW Delta Design Review Raytheon announced via a press...
SHIP_FFH_F125_Concept_lg

Training in Virtual Space

The German Navy will adopt virtual reality-based training for the boat launching system of the frigate 125. The contract with ARGE F125, consisting of...
Combat air demonstrator - simulator

Signs of Things to Come

BAE details some of the technologies being developed for its Tempest Flying Technology Demonstrator aircraft. The United Kingdom has revealed some of the technologies being...
Project Morpheus

Mortal Morpheus

Project Morpheus, the next generation of Tactical Communication and Information Systems (TacCIS)  for the United Kingdom’s land manoeuvre forces is not going well. Is...
The F-35 is equipped with BAE Systems’ AN/ASQ-239 EW suite

The Dark Arts of Aerial Survival

Aircraft defensive aids systems are evolving as threats become increasingly more capable. While many of the lessons to be learnt from the ongoing (2023) Russo-Ukrainian...
Timber Express 2023

Found in Translation

A recent military exercise in Germany trialled the interoperability of several tactical datalink and communications protocols used throughout NATO. Between 17th and 28th October,...
Tactical Datalink

Keeping Secrets

Why capturing an airborne radio compatible with NATO’s Link-16 tactical datalink protocol may not hand Russian radio frequency engineers an intelligence coup. In late November,...
Thales Drakon Naval EW System

December Radio Roundup

Armada’s monthly roundup of all the latest news in the military communications product, programme and operational domains. Naval Drakon Unveiled Thales has showcased the latest evolution...
R-185 Epocha

Belarussian Tactical Communications Enhancements

The modernisation of the Belarussian Army’s tactical communications is continuing with recent deliveries of new R-185 Epocha command and control platforms. Ukraine’s militarnyi website reported...

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