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...
Counter UAS becomes top priority in Ukraine war
No conflict or external threat has so extensively tested drone warfare as the Ukraine war, nor highlighted the devastating consequences of not having deployed...
Code at War
A recent presentation by a senior Ukrainian government cyber security official gave some valuable insight into the military dimension of Russia’s cyber war against...
Training lessons from Ukraine from one who knows
Colonel Hennadiy Kovalenko is serving as a staff officer at the Strategic Allied Command Transformation (SACT) HQ in Norfolk, Virginia.
He graduated from the...
Russian IADS Redux Part-2: Hilltop View
In the second part of Armada’s Russian IADS Redux series demystifying the country’s Integrated Air Defence System we look at the 12A6 Sopka-2 ground-based...
Cometh the Hour, Cometh the Doctrine
The US Army’s ATP 3-12.3 Electromagnetic Warfare Techniques publication hit the streets in January 2023. It provides an excellent insight into how the force...
The Art of Countering Artillery Fires in Ukraine
As Russia’s invasion and occupation of southern and eastern Ukraine moves into a new phase, counter-battery radar is proving its worth as the artillery...
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...
Russian IADS Redux Part-1: Resonating with Resonance
In the first part of a new Armada series aiming to demystify Russia’s Integrated Air Defence System we examine the Resonance-N/NE ground-based air defence...
Talking the Talk
Translated official Russian documents seen by Armada provide an insight into how tactical communications are deployed by Russia’s army on the battlefield.
In April...