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LETACCIS Leaps

The UK’s ongoing overhaul of its military communications, and command and control capabilities, has taken an important step forward. On 14th October, QinetiQ was awarded...
BriteStorm on UAV

Storm Clouds

The Royal Air Force has performed trials with a new airborne jammer which shows promise in supporting the suppression/destruction of enemy air defence mission. The...
Skynet-6A (Airbus).

Weather Forecasts

The United Kingdom is moving ever closer to the introduction of its Skynet-6A military communications satellite with ongoing propagation surveys to support the new...
MH-47G

Night Stalkers Arrive in UK for Exercise Dark Lightning

On Tuesday 3 September, two Boeing C-17A Globemaster III transport aircraft arrive at RAF Mildenhall in the UK from Hunter Army Airfield in Georgia....
Anechoic Chamber

The Silent Hangar

The United Kingdom will soon receive a new, large anechoic chamber to help evaluate and improve military aircraft electromagnetic discretion and protection. News emerged in...
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Enhancing CESMO

The uptake of NATO’s CESMO tactical datalink protocol is proceeding apace with ongoing enhancements to deepen its abilities to share electronic intelligence to support...
Torpedo first for Royal Air Force Poseidon sub-hunter

UK, French, Norwegian MPAs combine to hunt reported Russian submarine

Maritime patrol aircraft (MPAs) from the United Kingdom, France, and Norway have been working together to prosecute a suspected Russian submarine target, in a...
General Atomics SOAR SIGINT Pod

There be Dragons!

Reports on social media emerged in April that Royal Air Force General Atomics MQ-9A Reaper uninhabited aerial vehicles are flying equipped with the Outdragon...
Sky Sabre

Cleansing the Skies

A new report details the communications challenges faced by the British Army as the force looks to enhance and overhaul its ground-based air defence...
British Army Banshee BTR Radio on Display

Talking to the Banshee

A new British Army capability is providing cellular connectivity on the battlefield for voice and data traffic, along with conventional communications backhaul, all via...

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