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NATO launches ‘Baltic Sentry’ to counter regional seabed infrastructure threats
https://www.armadainternational.com/2025/01/nato-launches-baltic-sentry-to-counter-regional-seabed-infrastructure-threats/
Published: January 20, 2025 04:32
NATO has launched a new maritime surveillance activity, named ‘Baltic Sentry’, to build deterrence presence against threats to critical underwater infrastructure (CUI) on the Baltic seabed. ‘Baltic Sentry’ was announced formally on 14 January, with NATO…
ISTEC selected to provide the Smoke Discharger System (SDS) for the British Army’s new MLRS A2
https://www.armadainternational.com/2025/01/istec-selected-to-provide-the-smoke-discharger-system-sds-for-the-british-armys-new-mlrs-a2/
Published: January 17, 2025 08:00
ISTEC Services Limited is a British company with 35 years of operationally proven experience in he design, manufacture and supply of complex weapon integration solutions and smoke discharger systems (SDS) for military platforms. ISTEC has been selected to…
GCC Air Forces Hunt Next Generation Air Power
https://www.armadainternational.com/2025/01/gcc-air-forces-hunt-next-generation-air-power/
Published: January 17, 2025 02:28
Leading Gulf air forces are in the midst of a major re-equipment programme. Capabilities are being transformed, though some air forces believe that much more is needed. At one time, many would have expected the leading Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) air…
Comms Collapse
https://www.armadainternational.com/2025/01/turkish-electronic-warfare-in-syria-milcom/
Published: January 16, 2025 10:15
The rapid end of Syria’s civil war, and the fall of the Assad regime, may have highlighted shortcomings in Russian tactical communications, and the proficiency of Turkish electronic warfare. The lightning dash across Syria by the Ha’yat Tahir al-Sham (HTS)…
Change of Name, Change of Culture?
https://www.armadainternational.com/2025/01/china-information-support-force-activation-milcom/
Published: January 15, 2025 09:54
A bureaucratic reorganisation in one of China’s combatant commands may be indicative of problems and challenges the Chinese military is experiencing in modernising its military communications. In what has become an annual tradition the United States…
Firing Up Industrial Production in Times of War
https://www.armadainternational.com/2025/01/firing-up-industrial-production-in-times-of-war/
Published: January 15, 2025 03:41
Morten Brandtzæg, CEO of arms and ammunition producer Nammo, discusses the challenges that the war in Ukraine has brought to the arm industry. Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 shook Western Europe. The return to full scale linear warfare in…
Of Strelets and Andromeda
https://www.armadainternational.com/2025/01/russian-land-forces-tactical-and-operational-command-and-control-milcom/
Published: January 14, 2025 09:40
A new book sheds light on the organisation of Russian land forces’ command and control, and the digital battle management systems they employ at operational and tactical levels. Armada was delighted to receive a review copy of the Lightning Press’ latest…
Schiebel Camcopter® S-300 UAS Selected for Major European Defence Project
https://www.armadainternational.com/2025/01/schiebel-camcopter-s-300-uas-selected-for-major-european-defence-project/
Published: January 14, 2025 04:21
Schiebel, as part of the SEACURE consortium led by Thales, has been awarded a grant agreement under the European Defence Fund’s call for unmanned anti-submarine and seabed warfare solutions. The SEACURE (Seabed and anti-submarine warfare capability through…
Rheinmetall KF91 Lynx Debut in Italy and Ukraine
https://www.armadainternational.com/2025/01/rheinmetall-kf91-lynx-debut-in-italy-and-ukraine/
Published: January 14, 2025 03:39
The delivery of Rheinmetall’s KF91 Lynx Infantry Fighting Vehicles have occurred within days of each other in Italy and the Ukraine. The former presents the KF91 toward initial testing by the Italian Army Montelibretti test centre anticipating a…
January Radio Roundup
https://www.armadainternational.com/2025/01/january-radio-roundup-2025-milcom/
Published: January 13, 2025 09:36
Armada’s monthly roundup of all the latest news in the military communications product, programme and operational domains. New Nokia tactical 5G networking Nokia has unveiled the latest member of its Banshee tactical radio family. Known as the 5G Banshee…
Keep Connected – Undetected
https://www.armadainternational.com/2025/01/keep-connected-undetected/
Published: January 10, 2025 02:10
The need for special operations forces to remain connected to their C2 while remaining undetected – and particularly unlocated – is a vital part of their modus operandi. There has been much commentary regarding the employment and success of satellite…
Tricking-up the HARM
https://www.armadainternational.com/2025/01/stand-in-attack-weapons-to-target-iskander-electronic-warfare/
Published: January 9, 2025 05:04
The US Air Force’s new Stand-In Attack Missile is showing potential as a versatile weapon to hold time-sensitive targets at risk thanks to its employment of a millimetric radar seeker. Northrop Grumman’s AGM-88G Advanced Anti-Radar Guided Missile-Extended…
PBS Velka Bites Completed Auxiliary Power Unit with Serial Number 1500
https://www.armadainternational.com/2025/01/pbs-velka-bites-completed-auxiliary-power-unit-with-serial-number-1500/
Published: January 9, 2025 03:03
Velka Bites – PBS Velka Bites, a.s., a member of PBS GROUP, achieved a remarkable success in December 2024 with the completion of its 1500th Safir 5K/G MI Auxiliary Power Unit (APU). The Safir 5K/G MI provides an independent source of electrical and…
Congress’ EMSO Champion
https://www.armadainternational.com/2025/01/representative-don-bacon-interview-electronic-warfare/
Published: January 8, 2025 04:33
In an exclusive interview, Armada chats to Don Bacon, a tireless electronic warfare advocate who has recently been re-elected to the US House of Representatives. On 3rd January Representatives and Senators for the United States’ 119th Congress will be…
Russian Rules
https://www.armadainternational.com/2025/01/russian-military-book-review-electronic-warfare/
Published: January 7, 2025 04:16
A new book shed more light on the organisation of the Russian military and how it sees the electromagnetic spectrum as a zone of competition. Excitement always grips the Armada editorial office when a new book is published by the Lightning Press. We have…