The Need for SEAD
Events in Syria notably the deployment of sophisticated Surface-to-Air Missile systems such as the Russian Almaz-Antey S-400 Triumf to support Russia’s ongoing air campaign...
Future Trends to Watch
A number of trends are influencing the development of future combat vehicles. They will also shape efforts to upgrade existing vehicle fleets in order...
It’s Cold Outside
As attention continues to focus on current special forces operations in the Middle East to counter the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS),...
AESA Radar – Required Not Desired
For some years now, whether or not a fighter has an AESA radar has been a key discriminator, but the technology is increasingly being...
COIN-Operated
In this article Armada focuses on the lighter (and exclusively fixed-wing) end of the light combat and Counterinsurgency (COIN) aircraft market, where the focus...
Armada International Military Helicopter Industry Survey
The military helicopter market has had a robust couple of decades, particularly as a result of its use as a counter-insurgency vehicle of choice...
Wheels of Fortune
There is growing recognition that protecting soldiers while providing tactical mobility under fire is critical to battlefield success not only in conventional conflicts but...
Dumb Bombs with Graduate Degrees
From the early days of aerial warfare, air forces around the world have sought ways to increase the accuracy and lethality of air-delivered ordnance,...
Electric Avenue
The events of the last twelve months in the theatres discussed above underscore the reality that the electromagnetic spectrum, in which friendly and hostile...
Airborne AESA Fighter Radars
AESA radars are generally considered to be the most innovative and technologically-advanced type of tactical radar system and have become almost a necessity for...
