Digital Battlespace
DARPA aims to hit the sweet spot on data link compatibility
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 ...
Naval Warfare
PREMIUM: Countermeasures for Taiwanese frigates trigger Chinese unease
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 ...
Digital Battlespace
European team seeks holy grail of unifying airborne EM systems
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 ...
Digital Battlespace
PREMIUM: UK resumes air defence infrastructure upgrade after COVID-related hiatus
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
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 ...
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Digital Battlespace
German Air Force explores passive aggressive surveillance
1st November 2019
The Luftwaffe (German Air Force) is blazing a trail with its interest in passive radar, with the technology promising to enhance its ground-based air surveillance ...
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Digital Battlespace
AOC 2019: New tools for US Army’s electromagnetic overhaul
25th October 2019
It is one year since the US Army performed its first electronic attack on European soil since the end of the Cold War, with the ...
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Digital Battlespace
AOC 2019: Risks inherent with domain convergence
23rd October 2019
The last five years has seen much debate in the global EW community regarding the convergence of electronic and cyber warfare domains. Yet merging these ...
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Digital Battlespace
AOC 2019: USAF in a jam
23rd October 2019
It is 30 years since the US Air Force (USAF) retired its General Dynamics EF-111A Raven electronic warfare aircraft. Is it time that the air ...
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Digital Battlespace
Bandwidth challenges existing data link order
6th June 2019
For almost four decades NATO’s Link 16 tactical data link has proved its worth as a vital communications conduit for air operations, but thoughts are ...
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Digital Battlespace
Widespread use, but Link 16 integration challenges remain
4th June 2019
While Link 16 has revolutionised air operations, easing command and control and enhancing situational awareness, challenges still exist regarding its implementation. The Link 16 tactical ...
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Digital Battlespace
Link 16 capability migrating towards infantry use
4th June 2019
The NATO Link 16 tactical data link (TDL) is synonymous with air operations however it is now migrating into the hands of individual soldiers, promising ...
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Digital Battlespace
Raytheon awaits NGJ design reviews
11th December 2014
Raytheon is looking ahead to the Preliminary Design Review (PDR) and Critical Design Review (CDR) for the company’s Next Generation Jammer (NGJ) airborne electronic warfare ...
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Digital Battlespace
Japan to procure E-2D Hawkeye
2nd December 2014
Japan is expected to procure the Northrop Grumman E-2D Hawkeye Airborne Early Warning (AEW) aircraft following an announcement by the country’s Ministry of Defence (MoD) ...
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Defence Helicopter
Apache radar updated with maritime mode
6th November 2014
Longbow LLC, the joint venture that manufactures the AN/APG-78 Longbow fire control radar, is to upgrade the radars equipping the US Army’s new AH-64E helicopters ...
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