Chinese Whispers
An important new book sheds much-needed insight on the People’s Liberation Army’s manoeuvre force tactical communications posture.
Armada is a fan of the books...
Zero Day, Plug and Play
As far as codenames for military exercises are concerned, they don’t come much better than STEADFAST COBALT.
Starting on 16th May STEADFAST COBALT tests...
Military Communications Podcast 2: Deep Impact
Private sector satellite communications provision is paying dividends for Ukrainian forces in that country’s ongoing war.
In the wake of Russia’s Ukraine invasion on...
Currawong’s Song
The Australian Defence Force’s Currawong battlefield communications system provides a plethora of links to deployed forces at tactical and operational levels.
Taking its name from...
Casting the Net: New Combat Net Radios for the US Army
The US Army’s Combat Net Radio programme heralds new transceivers for the US armed forces to eventually replace legacy SINCGARS systems.
It has been a...
Simulate to Communicate
Armada is delighted to have had the opportunity to evaluate MASS’ Batteleye mission support software tool as a tactical communications planning aid over the...
It’s Just a Phase
DARPA’s GRYPHON programme uses photonics to reduce phase noise promising efficiency improvements for radio frequency applications.
Radios depend on electronic oscillators which convert a Direct...
July Radio Roundup
Armada's monthly roundup of all the latest news in the military communications product, programme and operational domains.
Products
Collins Aerospace revealed during this year’s Eurosatory exhibition,...
Cold Calling
The United States is taking an important step forward towards enhancing its satellite communications coverage over the arctic.
The Arctic is not well served by...
Wifi Below the Waves
The Proteus project is developing innovative approaches for underwater networking and the sharing of data with users on the surface.
Naval operations are increasingly networked....