loitering munitions

French Army Pursues Loitering Munitions

After observing the use of loitering munitions in combat the French military have determined that given systems with the necessary performance these have a...
Long-Range Hypersonic Weapon (LRHW)

US Army Deploys Long-Range Hypersonic Weapon System

A unit of the US Army’s 5th Battalion, 3rd Field Artillery Regiment, Strategic Long-Range Fires battalion has deployed from its home station at Joint...
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...
GE Marine’s LM2500 lightweight composite enclosure.

U.S. Navy Commissions First Ship with GE Marine’s Lightweight Gas Turbine Enclosure

The U.S. Navy commissioned the USS Santa Barbara (LCS 32), powered by two GE LM2500 gas turbines that include GE’s lightweight composite gas turbine...
ALQ-218(V)1 Mid-Band Pod

Attacking Algorithms

The US Navy has shared details regarding planned enhancements for the electronic attack capabilities of its Boeing E/A-18G Growler electronic warfare aircraft. The navy is...
Russian 12A6 Spoka-2 Air Defence Radar

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...
US Army TLS-BCT vehicles

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...
A rigid-hull inflatable boat (RHIB) deployed from the Italian Navy frigate

EUNAVFOR, USN conduct first combined naval exercise

The European Union Naval Force (EUNAVFOR) and the US Navy (USN) conducted their first combined naval exercise, both forces reported in late March. In a...

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