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...
Codan MESH-6161L Squad Radio

April Radio Roundup

Armada’s monthly round-up of all the latest military communications news in the product, programme and operational domains. New Codan DTC Radios As the March edition of...
Multiband Test Terminal

Starship Enterprise

The Protected Tactical Enterprise Service and Protected Tactical Waveform are conferring important resilience enhancements on US military satellite communications. The United States’ Space Systems Command...
Spectra Group COMET

Trop of the Pops

New tropospheric communications systems will provide important enhancements to British Army and NATO beyond line-of-sight communications. In early March Spectra Group announced it would supply...
ROP system in Nuclear Security Force Vehicle

Silo Protection

The US Air Force’s ballistic missile force is receiving important communications enhancements to help protect it from hostile actions on US soil. The United...
Elbit Systems Synch Communications System

March Radio Roundup

Armada's monthly roundup of all the latest news in the military communications product, programme and operational domains. SYNCH Saves Lives The SYNCH communications system, developed by...
Mayor of Kyiv and Starlink Terminal Boxes

SpaceX Needs to Get With the Programme

SpaceX’s provision of Starlink terminals and web connectivity to Ukraine should be applauded, but the erratic nature of some members of the company’s management...

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