JFD-NSRS-3ISS-Contract

JFD wins £63M ‘Third In-Service Support’ NATO submarine rescue system contract

JFD has been awarded the prestigious NSRS ‘Third In-Service Support’ five-year contract worth £63M. JFD has managed the ‘Second In-Service Support’ contract since...
Safran’s JIM Compact multifunction infrared binoculars

Safran’s JIM Compact multifunction infrared binoculars selected for Australian Defence Force

Safran Electronics & Defense Australasia Pty Ltd has signed a contract with NIOA* for the supply of more than one hundred JIM Compact’s for...
General Atomics MQ-9B SkyGuardian UAV

December Radio Roundup

Armada's monthly roundup of all the latest news in the military communications product, programme and operational domains. Joining Forces Down Under Viasat and Trellisware are confident...
Japan’s Prime Minister Fumio Kishida in London. (David Oliver)

Japan and UK Move Closer

Fumio Kishida was elected as Japan’s prime minister in October 2021. He was expected to support a strong alliance with the United States and...
B-52

B-52s in Tindal … motivations and risks

Unpacking the motivations and benefits of basing USAF B-52s in RAAF Base Tindal. In late October, it was revealed that the United States will build...
Polomarconi naval communications system

November Radio Roundup

Armada's monthly roundup of all the latest news in the military communications product, programme and operational domains. Modular Machinations L3Harris’ new Distributed Tactical Communications System (DTCS)...
Currawong communications system

Currawong’s Song

The Australian Defence Force’s Currawong battlefield communications system provides a plethora of links to deployed forces at tactical and operational levels. Taking its name from...
Norm Wade, The Chinese Military

Chinese Whispers

An important new book sheds much-needed insight on the People’s Liberation Army’s manoeuvre force tactical communications posture. Armada is a fan of the books...
North Korean Armed Forces Book

It’s Not Easy in the DMZ

A new book sheds much-needed light on the electronic warfare posture and doctrine of the North Korean Army. Back in January Armada sat down...
New Zealand soldiers with SATCOM equipment

Tranches and Transceivers

New Zealand is overhauling her army’s communications and command and control systems as part of an ambitious modernisation initiative. The New Zealand Network Enabled Army...

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