Digital Battlespace
SPEAR of destiny: EW capability runs alongside high-subsonic missile development
24th May 2022
MBDA has revealed more details about progress on the SPEAR-EW air-launched missile.
Italy’s ELT Group involvement in airborne electronic warfare initiatives, including developing systems for the Eurofighter Typhoon and future sixth-generation combat aircraft, has been focused on integrated sensing, non-kinetic effects and communications.
The Irish government aims to increase annual defence spending by 40% to €1.5 billion by 2028 with better airspace surveillance identified as a critical requirement, although no firm procurement decisions have been made.
UK ground-based air defence has taken an important step forward with the entry into service of new C2 systems.
A basic Communications Electronic Support Measure architecture under development in Germany could help armoured vehicle crews detect and locate nearby enemy troops and vehicles.
24th May 2022
MBDA has revealed more details about progress on the SPEAR-EW air-launched missile.
19th May 2022
Thales is enhancing an EW protection system against RF-activated IEDs.
25th March 2022
Russian Army HF radio communication vulnerabilities continue during the war in Ukraine – with fatal consequences for some senior commanders.
1st March 2022
Have Russian EW capabilities been overestimated at this early stage of the war in Ukraine?
19th January 2022
The Turkish Army seems to have followed where the Turkish Air Force led in communications jamming.
17th January 2022
Algeria recently acquired new EW jammers for its army — how effective will they be against ECCM protocols and encrypted waveforms?
17th November 2021
The EDA-led CROWN project to combine radar, comms and EW functions into a single architecture is aiming for laboratory testing by 2024.
22nd October 2021
A new EW system nullifies sources of interference and collects intelligence on frequency-hopping targets.
19th October 2021
The Ground Observer 20 surveillance radar is designed to strengthen capabilities for detecting small aerial targets such as mini-UAVs.
18th October 2021
An X-band radar from Thales with similarities to the Sea Fire system will equip the upgraded SAMP/T air defence system.
11th May 2021
Recently released prototype proposals would improve how the DoD manages its use of the electromagnetic spectrum.
11th January 2021
Miniature Mode-5/Mode-S ATC and IFF transponders are being developed for installation on military UAVs.