Digital Battlespace
PREMIUM: IFF transponder tech for UAVs achieves economy of scale
Miniature Mode-5/Mode-S ATC and IFF transponders are being developed for installation on military UAVs.
Digital Battlespace
PREMIUM: US Army sets the pace for tactical communications software
Software from Perspecta Labs will help the US Army to improve communications network agility and robustness in electromagnetically contested and congested environments.
Digital Battlespace
PREMIUM: France looks to enhance space capabilities
Safran is leading a largely secretive SIGINT effort to detect RF emissions from satellites.
Naval Warfare
PREMIUM: Enhanced BRASS paves way for better naval communications
The UK is expected to follow other NATO navies in introducing new HF communications protocols
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Digital Battlespace
PREMIUM: MADL becomes a universal translator
3rd November 2020
Waveform used by the F-35 is being upgraded to ensure compatibility with the emerging ABMS concept from the USAF
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Digital Battlespace
PREMIUM: Denmark eyes Faroes for new GBAD radar
3rd November 2020
Ground-based air surveillance from the Faroe Islands could plug a gap in coverage of Russian flights
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Digital Battlespace
PREMIUM: New kid on the USAF block unifies information warfare
5th October 2020
One year old this October, the 16th Air Force (16AF) has integrated ISR, EW and cyber operations into a single approach
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Digital Battlespace
PREMIUM: EDA seeks to harden military systems in contested EW environments
22nd September 2020
European militaries could benefit from enhancements for their radio and radar systems, as a result of a new initiative from the European Defence Agency (EDA) ...
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Digital Battlespace
PREMIUM: US aims to unlock power of EW for multi-domain operations
4th September 2020
The Foundational Research in Electronic Warfare for Multi-Domain Operations (FREEDOM) programme, is looking closely at how EW can support Multi-Domain Operations (MDO). The army defines ...
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Defence Notes
PREMIUM: Necessity binds Syria to Iran for air defence equipment
22nd July 2020
News that Iran and Syria concluded a pact on 10 July to enhance the latter’s air defences has raised questions regarding the nature of this ...
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Digital Battlespace
PREMIUM: DARPA aims to hit the sweet spot on data link compatibility
25th June 2020
NATO member states have various tactical data links (TDLs) at their disposal – notably HAVE QUICK I/II, Link 16 and the Situational Awareness Tactical Data ...
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Naval Warfare
PREMIUM: Countermeasures for Taiwanese frigates trigger Chinese unease
23rd June 2020
Not for the first time, controversy dogs the six Kang Ding-class frigates bought by Taiwan in the 1990s, as China continues to apply pressure on ...
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Digital Battlespace
PREMIUM: European team seeks holy grail of unifying airborne EM systems
17th June 2020
More light can be shed on the European Defence Agency’s (EDA’s) CROWN initiative to develop a scalable, single architecture for airborne radar, EW and communications ...
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Digital Battlespace
PREMIUM: UK resumes air defence infrastructure upgrade after COVID-related hiatus
16th June 2020
The RAF plans by the end of the year to complete upgrade work to the physical infrastructure supporting a ground-based air surveillance radar in northeast England. ...
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Digital Battlespace
PREMIUM: Light shines on Five Eyes SIGINT collection mechanisms
5th May 2020
Although the mechanisms by which the ‘Five Eyes’ partners share their intelligence have been shrouded in secrecy for some years, revelations in recent years have ...
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Digital Battlespace
PREMIUM: USAF nuke protection teams gain comms upgrade
28th April 2020
USAF security forces tasked with protecting nuclear weapons are receiving enhancements to their communications systems. On 8 April, Persistent Systems announced that it had received ...
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Digital Battlespace
PREMIUM: Waveform translation simplifies special forces communications
3rd April 2020
Joint terminal attack controllers (JTACs) have numerous tools at their disposal to communicate with aircraft overhead providing close air support (CAS). In recent years, US ...
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Digital Battlespace
PREMIUM: US continues effort to harden UAVs against electromagnetic attack
25th March 2020
DARPA is bringing its Collaborative Operations in Denied Environments (CODE) initiative to a conclusion, with the programme transitioning to the USN. CODE was one of ...
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Digital Battlespace
PREMIUM: Turkish EW gets passive-aggressive in Syria
6th March 2020
Aselsan’s KORAL radar jamming system has been deployed to northern Syria in support of Turkish operations against Kurdish insurgents. The truck-mounted KORAL provides electronic support ...
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Digital Battlespace
Cerberus at the gate
24th December 2019
The French government has announced the completion of test flights for its aerostat-based CERBERE signals intelligence system, nine years after the programme first got underway. ...
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Digital Battlespace
French Navy to get communications boost with Mercure system
16th December 2019
French naval communications will benefit from a capability enhancement with the advent of the Mercure HF communications system which will provide an increase in the ...
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Digital Battlespace
French Navy looks at step change in data sharing
13th December 2019
The French Navy is deepening its ability to share tactical situational awareness data via its Naval Cooperative Surveillance initiative. The Veille Coopérative Navale (VCN/Naval Cooperative ...
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Digital Battlespace
Battle management modernisation efforts continue
5th November 2019
The German Army is modernising its battle management and communications systems which will enhance command and control, and situational awareness at the brigade, battalion, company ...
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Digital Battlespace
Germany looks into radar picture improvements
1st November 2019
The Luftwaffe (German Air Force) may embark upon a major procurement of new ground-based air surveillance radars over the coming five years which could see ...
