Armada Analysis - Podcasts

Information is a strategic resource, it always was, but with fake news and disinformation by nefarious actors very much on the agenda, its manipulation risks having a profound effect on our democracies. How do we manoeuvre in the information space? What steps should governments and militaries be taking to ensure we are safeguarded against disinformation’s adverse effects? In our latest Radioflash!...

Multi-Domain Integration risks creating challenges for electromagnetic spectrum operations command and control, but these are not insurmountable, argues Major Erik Bamford. Once again, this year’s Association of Old Crows (AOC) Electronic Warfare Europe conference and exhibition was a resounding success. Held in the delightful city of Bonn, Western Germany, Multi-Domain Integration (MDI) was the e...

Keen-eyed readers of Armada’s military communications webpage may remember an article we ran in April that looked at tropospheric radio. The article discussed the British Army’s recent acquisition of a tropospheric communications system. As the name suggests, tropospheric techniques exploit the troposphere. This is a layer of the atmosphere stretching up to 43,000 feet (13,106 metres) above the Ea...

The electromagnetic spectrum has never been so congested. This is only likely to get worse. Training is a key part of meeting this challenge as we explore in episode 3 of the Radioflash! podcast. Ericsson predicted the world would have one billion 5G subscribers by early 2023. This could grow to five billion by 2028. As the ether gets more saturated, hostile actors have more places to hide their s...

DSEI Japan 2023 Senior Military Advisor Air Vice Marshal (Ret) Gary Waterfall in conversation with Armada/AMR Editor-in-Chief Andrew Drwiega.

AMR is delighted to present our second podcast. Editor-in-Chief Andrew Drwiega discusses the IDEX defence expo in Abu Dhabi with the EDGE Group's Miles Chambers, Director International Business Development. The Gulf defence sector is expanding rapidly and the EDGE Group, a United Arab Emirates state-owned conglomeration of 25 companies providing military weaponry and related technologies is a...

FICINT is a useful tool to help us imagine how the future may unfold. It is particularly apt for those working in the electromagnetic spectrum where technology moves at breakneck speed. Keen eyed members of our audience may remember an article we published in late November entitled Fast Forward the Future . This looked at the emerging field of Fictional Intelligence (FICINT). In 2021 the Royal Air...

Armada is proud to launch our new Radioflash podcast. Blending our electronic warfare and military communications podcasts Radioflash covers all aspects of military electromagnetic spectrum use. Fittingly, our first guest is Dr. Bleddyn Bowen , associate professor of international relations at the University of Leicester . He is the author of two books on the militarisation of the cosmos: War in S...

As the electromagnetic spectrum becomes more congested and contested so the EW practitioner’s work increases. Human factors play a key role in Electronic Warfare (EW) but how do we empower EW practitioners to meet today’s and tomorrow’s challenges? How do the tasks of today’s EW practitioners differ from those of yesterday? What tools do today’s and tomorrow’s practitioners need to meet contempora...

A recent article contained a startling revelation that US FARRAH satellites provided SIGINT to British forces during the Falklands War. Taking its name from film and television icon Farrah Fawcett, America’s FARRAH Signals Intelligence (SIGINT) satellites were launched from 1982. That same year, the UK deployed forces to the South Atlantic to liberate the Falkland Islands from Argentine control fo...

How orbit and architecture combine to enable game-changing mission-specific capabilities.   SES will shortly commence deployment of its second-generation Medium Earth Orbit (MEO) constellation, O3b mPOWER. Building on the technically proven and commercially successful O3b MEO operating since 2014, O3b mPOWER will deliver dramatic levels of increased throughput, flexibility, and secure, resili...

Electronic Warfare has a new foe in the guise of the Covid-19 with microwaves harnessed as an effective tool to kill the virus. Elettronica has developed the E4Shield virus inactivation system which is effective against Covid-19 and several other pathogens. In our latest Electronic Warfare Podcast we chat to Simone Astiaso, Elettronica’s vice president of engineering and operations, about this new...

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 24th February, thousands of Satellite Communications (SATCOM) terminals were shipped to Ukrainian forces. Elon Musk despatched terminals to provide wideband internet coverage via his Starlink satellite constellation. His actions mirro...

Phase 1 of Russia’s war in Ukraine has ended, but battle rages on. Russia’s electronic warfare posture seems to be steadily strengthening as the conflict assumes a new direction. Jeffrey Fischer has 30 years’ experience with the US military. He has worked as an EW officer and completed seven combat tours in Afghanistan, Iraq and the Balkans. His new novel Balkan Reprisal will be published this aut...

Cyber threats and attacks are staples of the evening news, yet how cyber warfare supports conventional military operations is less discussed. The ongoing war in Ukraine has placed cyber warfare firmly on the agenda. A new book by Daniel Moore called Offensive Cyber Operations: Understanding Intangible Warfare is helping us understand cyber operations. In our latest Electronic Warfare Podcast he ta...

We are delighted to launch Armada’s new series of Military Communications podcasts. In our first episode we dive into the world of Multiple-In, Multiple-Out radio. Better known as MIMO, this innovative tactical communications technology is making its presence felt in the defence sector. However, you may be unaware of MIMO and how it operates? Jack Moore, vice president of business development for...

In our latest Electronic Warfare podcast, we catch up with John Longhurst, CEO of TangentLink , to talk about this year’s forthcoming EW Live event. As previously, this year’s event will be held in the city of Tartu, southern Estonia. EW Live will run from 19th to 22nd September. The event will include live demonstrations, an exhibition and conference. More information regarding the event can be f...

The dangers of the electromagnetic pulse are back on the agenda, fortunately, technology is helping to mitigate this threat. Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in late February and the accompanying nuclear sabre-rattling of her president Vladimir Putin is refocusing attention on the Electromagnetic Pulse (EMP). The EMP is a potentially devastating surge of electricity accompanying a nuclear explosion. I...

The United States and Soviet Union poured billions of dollars into signals intelligence satellites during the Cold War. These spacecraft were an invulnerable and invaluable means of collecting signals intelligence from their rivals. Yet much of their work was in secret. Today, three decades on from the end of the Cold War, we are starting to learn more about the work of these satellites as documen...

Chinese electronic warfare is an enigmatic subject. Important new research sheds light on how the People’s Liberation Army’s land forces see EW. Sam Cranny-Evans is a research analyst at London’s Royal United Services Institute. He recently published some interesting new research on People’s Liberation Army (PLA) land forces electronic warfare. We catch up with with Mr. Cranny-Evans in our latest...

Author and historian Mike Guardia joins us to discuss his latest book Skybreak looking at the career of the US Air Force’s F-15Cs during Operation Desert Storm. Mr. Guardia specifically looks at the McDonnell Douglas/Boeing F-15C Eagle combat aircraft flown by the US Air Force’s 58th Fighter Wing. These jets supported the air campaign accompanying the eviction of Iraq from Kuwait by a US-led coali...

The concept of operations philosophy is migrating to the world of defence system research, design and development. Traditionally the Concept of Operations (CONOPS) approach is associated with a commander’s intent on the battlefield. What are their goals, how will they be achieved and what are their assumptions? In our latest podcast, we catch up with Mack McKinney of smoothprojects.org . Mr. McKin...

In our latest podcast we chat to Norm Wade, author of Cyberspace Operations and Electronic Warfare, and owner of The Lightning Press. The Armada postbox was recently graced with the arrival of Norm Wade’s Cyberspace Operations and Electronic Warfare book. Published by The Lightning Press , of which Mr. Wade is the owner, the book is an excellent primer on these two facets of war. Clear, concise an...

The RV Jones Institute is working hard to foster excellence in electromagnetic spectrum operations. The institute takes its name from Dr. Reginald Jones, the assistant director of intelligence for science at the UK’s Air Ministry during the Second World War. In this edition of Armada International’s Electronic Warfare podcast we catch up with Melinda and Steve Tourangeau. Ms. Tourangeau is the cha...

The EMSOpedia is a welcome edition to the canon of electromagnetic support operations literature. It is the subject of our latest Armada EW podcast. Electronic warfare is notorious for its complex lexicon. As part of its 70th birthday celebrations Elettronica has developed the EMSOpedia (Electromagnetic Support Operations Encyclopedia). This valuable online resource is a one-stop shop for clear an...