Featured in Electronic WarfareBYTyler RogowaySep 9, 2021ShareThis Gonzo-Looking Regional Jet Just Put The F-16’s New Radar To The TestNorthrop Grumman’s pair of reconfigurable CRJ testbed aircraft have been extremely busy as of late, including flying in major air combat exercises. BYTyler RogowaySep 9, 2021ShareBYJustin BronkAug 18, 2021ShareThe Truth About Cyber Warfare’s Impact On AirpowerThere’s a lot of bad info out there about how the cyber and aerial domains of warfare will converge. Here’s the reality, for better or worse. BYJustin BronkAug 18, 2021ShareBYTyler RogowayAug 6, 2021ShareMysterious New Electronic Warfare System Spotted On U.S. Navy Aircraft CarriersAn intriguing upgrade has been installed on the USS Carl Vinson and the USS Abraham Lincoln that points to new defensive capabilities. BYTyler RogowayAug 6, 2021ShareBYTyler RogowayAug 4, 2021ShareThis Is What The Navy’s New Shipboard Electronic Warfare System Can Actually DoSEWIP Block III is much more than just a naval electronic warfare system. Northrop Grumman’s Mike Meaney breaks down its real potential for us. BYTyler RogowayAug 4, 2021ShareBYJoseph TrevithickAug 2, 2021ShareElectronic Warfare System On Air Force F-16 Gets Capability Update In FlightThe ability to upgrade the capabilities of electronic warfare systems remotely opens a path to being able to respond to new threats in real-time. BYJoseph TrevithickAug 2, 2021ShareBYBrett Tingley and Tyler RogowayJul 28, 2021ShareNavy’s New Jamming Pods For EA-18G Growler Eyed For Air Force FightersIf the House Armed Services Committee gets its way the Air Force could finally get a manned fast-jet electric attack capability back after decades. BYBrett Tingley and Tyler RogowayJul 28, 2021ShareBYBrett TingleyJul 9, 2021ShareMarines Train With Handheld Swarming Drones That Can Also Be Fired From 40mm Grenade LaunchersImages shared online show Marines conducting training exercises with the Drone40, a tiny quadcopter that can carry a wide variety of payloads. BYBrett TingleyJul 9, 2021ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJun 25, 2021ShareMarine Osprey Flies With New Radar-Scrambling Intrepid Tiger System For The First TimeIntrepid Tiger II, which the Marines already use on various other aircraft, has other jamming and intelligence-gathering capabilities, too. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 25, 2021ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJun 11, 2021ShareGremlins Drones Could Be Rearmed Inside Their Mothership Transport AircraftDARPA’s Gremlins program is now looking at being able to restock expendable payloads on the drones in their mothership before sending them out again. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 11, 2021ShareBYJoseph TrevithickMay 27, 2021ShareCheck Out This Backpack-Mounted Signals Intelligence System Worn By A Marine Special Operator“Body-worn” signal snooping gear gives American special operators an additional way to spot and track enemy forces, and monitor their surroundings. BYJoseph TrevithickMay 27, 2021ShareBYJoseph TrevithickApr 20, 2021ShareHuge Navy Unmanned-Focused Experiment Underway Featuring Live Missile Shoot And ‘Super Swarms’The Navy has kicked off a first-of-its-kind drill off the coast of California that will incorporate various highly-networked unmanned capabilities. BYJoseph TrevithickApr 20, 2021ShareBYJoseph TrevithickApr 13, 2021ShareNavy P-8A Maritime Patrol Planes To Get Pods Loaded With Radar Jamming ‘Little Buddies’The podded towed decoy system will help improve the survivability of the Navy’s P-8As during higher-end conflicts. BYJoseph TrevithickApr 13, 2021ShareBYThomas NewdickMar 19, 2021ShareRussia Is Jamming Royal Air Force Transport Aircraft Flying Out Of Cyprus: ReportsRAF Atlas transport aircraft have been repeatedly subjected to electronic warfare attacks over the eastern Mediterranean according to reports. BYThomas NewdickMar 19, 2021ShareBYJoseph TrevithickMar 16, 2021ShareAir Force Wants To Give Its F-15s Game-Changing Cognitive Electronic Warfare CapabilitiesArtificial intelligence and machine learning could improve the ability of future electronic warfare suites to respond, in real-time, to new threats. BYJoseph TrevithickMar 16, 2021ShareBYTyler RogowayMar 6, 2021ShareSpain-Based American Destroyers Are Sporting This Unique Electronic Warfare SystemLike U.S. warships forward-deployed to the Pacific, ships deployed to Europe feature a tailored electronic warfare capability. BYTyler RogowayMar 6, 2021ShareBYTyler Rogoway and Joseph TrevithickFeb 13, 2021ShareObscure 23-Year Old Navy SAM Was So Ahead Of Its Time That It’s Still In High Demand TodayThe SM-2 Block IIIB’s dual-mode guidance system is still unique among the missiles the Navy’s fleet uses to defend against aerial threats. BYTyler Rogoway and Joseph TrevithickFeb 13, 2021ShareBYJamie HunterFeb 4, 2021ShareSweden’s Bigger Badder Gripen Fighter Packs A Lot Of Punch In An Incredibly Efficient PackageSweden took an evolutionary approach for its next fighter, carefully picking the features that would make it not just relevant, but also affordable. BYJamie HunterFeb 4, 2021ShareBYJoseph TrevithickFeb 3, 2021ShareBritish Troops Get Small Swarming Drones They Can Fire From 40mm Grenade LaunchersThe tiny drones can carry various payloads, including video cameras and explosive warheads, and fly together as a swarm after launch. BYJoseph TrevithickFeb 3, 2021ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJan 28, 2021ShareTop Navy Intel Officer Hopes China Will Keep Dumping Money Into Anti-Ship Ballistic MissilesThe Navy is strongly hinting that it feels it is well on its way to mitigating the very real threats posed by anti-ship ballistic and cruise missiles. BYJoseph TrevithickJan 28, 2021ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJan 21, 2021ShareSpace Force Has A Unit Dedicated To Orbital Warfare That Now Operates The X-37B SpaceplaneSpace Delta 9 is charged with not only keeping watch for potential threats in space, but being ready to defeat them, if necessary. BYJoseph TrevithickJan 21, 2021ShareBYThomas Newdick and Joseph TrevithickJan 8, 2021ShareThe Age Of Swarming Air-Launched Munitions Has Officially Begun With Air Force TestThe Air Force has begun test-launching networked glide bombs that work together to sort, target, and destroy targets cooperatively on their own. BYThomas Newdick and Joseph TrevithickJan 8, 2021ShareBYThomas NewdickDec 17, 2020ShareRussia’s Reborn Il-114 Transport Aircraft Eyed For Specialized Military RolesVarious Russian electronic warfare and maritime patrol aircraft need replacing, and the Il-114-300 might fit the bill. BYThomas NewdickDec 17, 2020ShareBYJoseph Trevithick and Tyler RogowayNov 27, 2020ShareThis Is The First Photo Ever Of A Stealthy Black Hawk HelicopterAlmost a decade since we learned of the stealth Black Hawks used in the Bin Laden raid, we have seen no images of them or of their lineage, until now. BYJoseph Trevithick and Tyler RogowayNov 27, 2020ShareBYRobert HopkinsNov 27, 2020ShareA Dozen Of The Most Unusual Variants Of The Ubiquitous KC-135 Family Of AircraftThe KC-135A Stratotanker has been reworked into many different configurations, some of which are bizarre, to accomplish a dizzying array of missions. BYRobert HopkinsNov 27, 2020ShareBYTyler RogowayNov 27, 2020ShareThe Navy Is About To Sail With Its Next Big Leap In Shipboard Electronic Warfare SystemsSEWIP Block III will introduce new electronic attack capabilities and other enhancements as the Navy prepares to defend its ships in a high-end fight. BYTyler RogowayNov 27, 2020ShareBYThomas Newdick and Joseph TrevithickNov 13, 2020ShareFrench Army To Test Small Drones That Can Detect, Intercept, And Possibly Jam CommunicationsThe French Ministry of Defense’s Project Sauron is now calling for industry proposals for small electronic warfare-enabled drones. BYThomas Newdick and Joseph TrevithickNov 13, 2020ShareBYJoseph TrevithickOct 8, 2020ShareRAF Tests Swarm Loaded With BriteCloud Electronic Warfare Decoys To Overwhelm Air DefensesThe drone swarm used the affordable off-the-shelf decoy to wreak havoc on enemy integrated air defense systems. BYJoseph TrevithickOct 8, 2020ShareBYJoseph TrevithickSep 22, 2020ShareE/A-18G Growler Sports Its New Jamming Pod In The Anechoic Chamber In This Very Sci-Fi PicThis kind of electromagnetic interference testing is especially important when developing electronic warfare systems. BYJoseph TrevithickSep 22, 2020ShareBYJoseph TrevithickSep 21, 2020ShareThe Navy’s New Jammers For Its EA-18G Growlers Cut Back Their Range More Than The Old PodsThe Growlers are sorely in need of the new jamming systems, but the present pod design could create all-new issues. BYJoseph TrevithickSep 21, 2020ShareBYJoseph TrevithickAug 17, 2020ShareThe Army Has Unveiled Its Plan For Swarms Of Electronic Warfare Enabled Air-Launched DronesThe drones will be able to scout ahead, act as decoys, and launch electronic warfare and other strikes directly against threats they find. BYJoseph TrevithickAug 17, 2020ShareBYJoseph TrevithickAug 14, 2020ShareThe Navy Now Has A Submarine Aggressor SquadronThe unit is intended to provide Navy submariners and anti-submarine forces with an opponent that fights just like a wide range of potential foes. BYJoseph TrevithickAug 14, 2020ShareBYJoseph Trevithick and Jamie HunterAug 6, 2020ShareStealth Is Put To The Test In Huge Exercise Teaming RQ-170s, F-35s, B-2s With Other JetsThis exercise is also the first confirmation that the Air Force’s top-secret 44th Reconnaissance Squadron flies the reclusive RQ-170 Sentinel. BYJoseph Trevithick and Jamie HunterAug 6, 2020ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJul 14, 2020ShareAir Force Close To Test Firing Low-Cost Cruise Missile As Work On Swarming Munitions ProgressesThe service is developing inexpensive stand-off munitions that can be networked together and with other weapons. BYJoseph TrevithickJul 14, 2020ShareBYJoseph Trevithick and Tyler RogowayJul 7, 2020ShareCognitive Electronic Warfare Could Revolutionize How America Wages War With Radio WavesThe holy grail of this concept is electronic warfare systems that can spot new or otherwise unexpected threats and immediately begin adapting to them. BYJoseph Trevithick and Tyler RogowayJul 7, 2020ShareBYTyler RogowayJul 5, 2020ShareAmerica’s Startling Short Range Air Defense Gap And How To Close It FastFrom weaponized hobby drones, to artillery shells, to low-flying fighters and cruise missiles, U.S. ground forces are alarmingly vulnerable. BYTyler RogowayJul 5, 2020ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJul 5, 2020ShareIs The United States Firing Off “Electricity Bombs” in Syria?War zones are full of bogus rumors, but the U.S. military is doing a great deal of very real work on exotic electric weapons. BYJoseph TrevithickJul 5, 2020ShareBYTyler RogowayJul 5, 2020ShareAustralia Set To Become One Of The World’s Top Aerial Electronic Warfare PowersAlong with Growlers and other capabilities, five Gulfstream jets fitted with the latest electronic warfare and surveillance gear are being ordered by the RAAF. BYTyler RogowayJul 5, 2020ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJul 5, 2020ShareThe Future of Naval Warfare Will Have a Lot More Spy SubmarinesAdvanced, but relatively small kits will allow even conventional subs to become increasingly powerful intelligence collectors. BYJoseph TrevithickJul 5, 2020ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJul 5, 2020ShareAmerica’s Electronic Attackers May Have a Secret MissionOfficial U.S. Central Command document outlines seven electronic warfare functions, but a mysterious eighth task is redacted. BYJoseph TrevithickJul 5, 2020ShareBYTyler RogowayJul 3, 2020ShareISIS Drone Dropping Bomblet On Abrams Tank Is A Sign Of What’s To ComeThis is a threat that has been building for years—and it’s just the beginning. BYTyler RogowayJul 3, 2020ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJun 8, 2020SharePentagon Has Tested A Suicide Drone That Gets To Its Target Area At Hypersonic SpeedThe system would allow a drone to be delivered to a defended target far away in a matter of minutes, where it could then hunt down its target. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 8, 2020ShareBYJoseph TrevithickMay 11, 2020ShareThis Is What Ground Forces Look Like To An Electronic Warfare System And Why It’s A Big DealModern units generate a large electromagnetic signature from their radios, sensors, and other systems that opponents can spot, track, and attack. BYJoseph TrevithickMay 11, 2020ShareBYJoseph TrevithickMar 25, 2020ShareCIA’s Predecessor To The SR-71 Blackbird Tested Electron Guns To Hide From RadarsConcerns about advanced Soviet radars prompted the development of systems that could generate invisible radar-absorbing fields around the aircraft. BYJoseph TrevithickMar 25, 2020ShareBYJoseph TrevithickMar 19, 2020SharePakistani F-16 “Engaged” One Of The MH-47G Chinooks Three Times During Bin Laden RaidThese details come from a new interview that also says the Obama Administration tried at least twice to capture Iranian General Qasem Soleimani. BYJoseph TrevithickMar 19, 2020ShareBYJoseph TrevithickMar 9, 2020ShareAir Force F-16s Are Getting Pylons With Built-In Missile Warning Sensors And CountermeasuresThe bolt-on upgrade will make aging F-16s more survivable by providing better awareness of missile threats and a better ability to fend them off. BYJoseph TrevithickMar 9, 2020ShareBYJoseph Trevithick and Tyler RogowayFeb 4, 2020ShareNavy EA-18G Teamed With Two Other Growlers Flying Semi-Autonomously As Loyal WingmenAlthough the test is a promising step toward manned-unmanned air combat teaming, it is an echo of a much more promising past. BYJoseph Trevithick and Tyler RogowayFeb 4, 2020ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJan 28, 2020SharePresident Erdogan Says Intel Operatives Are In Libya Ahead Of Turkish Troop DeploymentTurkey is racing to prop-up Libya’s internationally-recognized government, which is losing ground to its rivals. BYJoseph TrevithickJan 28, 2020ShareBYTyler RogowayJan 16, 2020ShareThis One Navy F-16N Aggressor Had An Electronic Warfare Suite Only Found On Israeli JetsThe unique countermeasures system found itself onto one of Topgun’s F-16s during the 1990s and it happens to have a convoluted and colorful past. BYTyler RogowayJan 16, 2020ShareBYJoseph Trevithick and Tyler RogowayJan 15, 2020ShareNavy F/A-18 Super Hornet Takes Flight With New Infrared Search And Track PodThe infrared sensor is part of the Navy’s Block III upgrade program and will give its Super Hornets much needed new air-to-air capabilities. BYJoseph Trevithick and Tyler RogowayJan 15, 2020ShareBYTyler RogowayDec 1, 2019ShareEnough With The Indian Mig-21 Bison Versus Pakistani F-16 Viper BullshitThe amount of garbage commentary and skewed analysis on the whole shoot down has been unbelievable. Here’s the reality, like it or not. BYTyler RogowayDec 1, 2019ShareBYTyler RogowayDec 1, 2019ShareThe EA-6B Prowler Has Been Retired, But Its Impact On Air Warfare Will Live On ForeverThe Grumman A-6 Intruder’s design lineage has finally come to an end after six decades of flying. BYTyler RogowayDec 1, 2019ShareBYTyler RogowayDec 1, 2019ShareF-35’s Most Sinister Capability Are Towed Decoys That Unreel From Inside Its Stealthy SkinThese “little buddies” not only protect the jet, but they can be used creatively to goad the enemy into showing itself and dying as a result. BYTyler RogowayDec 1, 2019ShareBYBrett TingleyDec 1, 2019ShareThe Navy’s Secretive And Revolutionary Program To Project False Fleets From Drone SwarmsThe advanced electronic warfare program uses swarms in the air and sea to cooperatively fool a wide variety of sensors dispersed over a large area. BYBrett TingleyDec 1, 2019ShareBYTyler RogowayDec 1, 2019ShareSPEAR Mini-Cruise Missile Getting An Electronic Warfare Variant To Swarm With Is A Huge DealThe advent of a swarm of networked SPEAR strike and electronic warfare missiles is very bad news for enemy air defenses and the targets they protect. BYTyler RogowayDec 1, 2019ShareBYTyler RogowayDec 1, 2019ShareShadowy New Electronic Warfare System Has Been Installed On U.S. Navy 7th Fleet ShipsThe mysterious modular system with a peculiar past is designated AN/SLQ-59 and has been quietly deployed on Asia-based U.S. surface combatants. BYTyler RogowayDec 1, 2019ShareBYTim McMillanNov 25, 2019ShareArea 51 Veteran And CIA Electronic Warfare Pioneer Weigh In On Navy UFO EncountersHaving worked on some of the most highly-classified aerospace programs in the world, all this new UFO talk sounds very familiar to these two men. BYTim McMillanNov 25, 2019ShareBYTyler RogowayNov 19, 2019ShareChina’s Mysterious Spoofed GPS “Crop Circle” Has Something Interesting At Its CenterSomething appears to be physically at the center of these anomalies and it isn’t small. BYTyler RogowayNov 19, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickNov 19, 2019ShareNew Type Of GPS Spoofing Attack In China Creates “Crop Circles” Of False Location DataThe eerie patterns are unlike anything experts have seen in previous GPS spoofing incidents, which have typically pointed to a single location. BYJoseph TrevithickNov 19, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickNov 7, 2019ShareRussian Drone “Strike Groups” Jammed And Bombed Air Defenses During Huge ExerciseUnmanned aircraft with small munitions worked closely with others carrying electronic warfare and sensor payloads to target critical enemy assets. BYJoseph TrevithickNov 7, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickOct 30, 2019ShareUkrainian Officer Details Russian Electronic Warfare Tactics Including Radio “Virus”The officer said that sanctions that have targeted Russian made electronic warfare systems that use foreign-made components may be working. BYJoseph TrevithickOct 30, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickOct 4, 2019ShareThe U.S. Military Is Buying These Small Interceptor Drones To Knock Down Other DronesSilicon Valley has caught on to the reality that the best defense against small drone threats may be another drone. BYJoseph TrevithickOct 4, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickSep 9, 2019ShareThe F-35A Is Set To Finally Get Chaff Countermeasures To Confuse Enemy RadarsThese cartridges full of radar-reflecting material have been curiously absent from the stealthy fighter’s already highly capable defense suite. BYJoseph TrevithickSep 9, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickAug 15, 2019ShareNavy Ships Look To WWII Era Message-Filled Bean Bags To Communicate Without RadiosHelicopters would rapidly ferry the messages between ships in a reboot of a communications method that dates back to World War II. BYJoseph TrevithickAug 15, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJun 30, 2019ShareUS Army Rushes to Add Hundreds of Stinger Missile Teams As Threat of Small Drones EvolvesThe extra Stingers are an interim solution as service continues to test new jammers, lasers, and other short-range air defense systems. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 30, 2019Share123
BYTyler RogowaySep 9, 2021ShareThis Gonzo-Looking Regional Jet Just Put The F-16’s New Radar To The TestNorthrop Grumman’s pair of reconfigurable CRJ testbed aircraft have been extremely busy as of late, including flying in major air combat exercises. BYTyler RogowaySep 9, 2021Share
BYJustin BronkAug 18, 2021ShareThe Truth About Cyber Warfare’s Impact On AirpowerThere’s a lot of bad info out there about how the cyber and aerial domains of warfare will converge. Here’s the reality, for better or worse. BYJustin BronkAug 18, 2021Share
BYTyler RogowayAug 6, 2021ShareMysterious New Electronic Warfare System Spotted On U.S. Navy Aircraft CarriersAn intriguing upgrade has been installed on the USS Carl Vinson and the USS Abraham Lincoln that points to new defensive capabilities. BYTyler RogowayAug 6, 2021Share
BYTyler RogowayAug 4, 2021ShareThis Is What The Navy’s New Shipboard Electronic Warfare System Can Actually DoSEWIP Block III is much more than just a naval electronic warfare system. Northrop Grumman’s Mike Meaney breaks down its real potential for us. BYTyler RogowayAug 4, 2021Share
BYJoseph TrevithickAug 2, 2021ShareElectronic Warfare System On Air Force F-16 Gets Capability Update In FlightThe ability to upgrade the capabilities of electronic warfare systems remotely opens a path to being able to respond to new threats in real-time. BYJoseph TrevithickAug 2, 2021Share
BYBrett Tingley and Tyler RogowayJul 28, 2021ShareNavy’s New Jamming Pods For EA-18G Growler Eyed For Air Force FightersIf the House Armed Services Committee gets its way the Air Force could finally get a manned fast-jet electric attack capability back after decades. BYBrett Tingley and Tyler RogowayJul 28, 2021Share
BYBrett TingleyJul 9, 2021ShareMarines Train With Handheld Swarming Drones That Can Also Be Fired From 40mm Grenade LaunchersImages shared online show Marines conducting training exercises with the Drone40, a tiny quadcopter that can carry a wide variety of payloads. BYBrett TingleyJul 9, 2021Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJun 25, 2021ShareMarine Osprey Flies With New Radar-Scrambling Intrepid Tiger System For The First TimeIntrepid Tiger II, which the Marines already use on various other aircraft, has other jamming and intelligence-gathering capabilities, too. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 25, 2021Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJun 11, 2021ShareGremlins Drones Could Be Rearmed Inside Their Mothership Transport AircraftDARPA’s Gremlins program is now looking at being able to restock expendable payloads on the drones in their mothership before sending them out again. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 11, 2021Share
BYJoseph TrevithickMay 27, 2021ShareCheck Out This Backpack-Mounted Signals Intelligence System Worn By A Marine Special Operator“Body-worn” signal snooping gear gives American special operators an additional way to spot and track enemy forces, and monitor their surroundings. BYJoseph TrevithickMay 27, 2021Share
BYJoseph TrevithickApr 20, 2021ShareHuge Navy Unmanned-Focused Experiment Underway Featuring Live Missile Shoot And ‘Super Swarms’The Navy has kicked off a first-of-its-kind drill off the coast of California that will incorporate various highly-networked unmanned capabilities. BYJoseph TrevithickApr 20, 2021Share
BYJoseph TrevithickApr 13, 2021ShareNavy P-8A Maritime Patrol Planes To Get Pods Loaded With Radar Jamming ‘Little Buddies’The podded towed decoy system will help improve the survivability of the Navy’s P-8As during higher-end conflicts. BYJoseph TrevithickApr 13, 2021Share
BYThomas NewdickMar 19, 2021ShareRussia Is Jamming Royal Air Force Transport Aircraft Flying Out Of Cyprus: ReportsRAF Atlas transport aircraft have been repeatedly subjected to electronic warfare attacks over the eastern Mediterranean according to reports. BYThomas NewdickMar 19, 2021Share
BYJoseph TrevithickMar 16, 2021ShareAir Force Wants To Give Its F-15s Game-Changing Cognitive Electronic Warfare CapabilitiesArtificial intelligence and machine learning could improve the ability of future electronic warfare suites to respond, in real-time, to new threats. BYJoseph TrevithickMar 16, 2021Share
BYTyler RogowayMar 6, 2021ShareSpain-Based American Destroyers Are Sporting This Unique Electronic Warfare SystemLike U.S. warships forward-deployed to the Pacific, ships deployed to Europe feature a tailored electronic warfare capability. BYTyler RogowayMar 6, 2021Share
BYTyler Rogoway and Joseph TrevithickFeb 13, 2021ShareObscure 23-Year Old Navy SAM Was So Ahead Of Its Time That It’s Still In High Demand TodayThe SM-2 Block IIIB’s dual-mode guidance system is still unique among the missiles the Navy’s fleet uses to defend against aerial threats. BYTyler Rogoway and Joseph TrevithickFeb 13, 2021Share
BYJamie HunterFeb 4, 2021ShareSweden’s Bigger Badder Gripen Fighter Packs A Lot Of Punch In An Incredibly Efficient PackageSweden took an evolutionary approach for its next fighter, carefully picking the features that would make it not just relevant, but also affordable. BYJamie HunterFeb 4, 2021Share
BYJoseph TrevithickFeb 3, 2021ShareBritish Troops Get Small Swarming Drones They Can Fire From 40mm Grenade LaunchersThe tiny drones can carry various payloads, including video cameras and explosive warheads, and fly together as a swarm after launch. BYJoseph TrevithickFeb 3, 2021Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJan 28, 2021ShareTop Navy Intel Officer Hopes China Will Keep Dumping Money Into Anti-Ship Ballistic MissilesThe Navy is strongly hinting that it feels it is well on its way to mitigating the very real threats posed by anti-ship ballistic and cruise missiles. BYJoseph TrevithickJan 28, 2021Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJan 21, 2021ShareSpace Force Has A Unit Dedicated To Orbital Warfare That Now Operates The X-37B SpaceplaneSpace Delta 9 is charged with not only keeping watch for potential threats in space, but being ready to defeat them, if necessary. BYJoseph TrevithickJan 21, 2021Share
BYThomas Newdick and Joseph TrevithickJan 8, 2021ShareThe Age Of Swarming Air-Launched Munitions Has Officially Begun With Air Force TestThe Air Force has begun test-launching networked glide bombs that work together to sort, target, and destroy targets cooperatively on their own. BYThomas Newdick and Joseph TrevithickJan 8, 2021Share
BYThomas NewdickDec 17, 2020ShareRussia’s Reborn Il-114 Transport Aircraft Eyed For Specialized Military RolesVarious Russian electronic warfare and maritime patrol aircraft need replacing, and the Il-114-300 might fit the bill. BYThomas NewdickDec 17, 2020Share
BYJoseph Trevithick and Tyler RogowayNov 27, 2020ShareThis Is The First Photo Ever Of A Stealthy Black Hawk HelicopterAlmost a decade since we learned of the stealth Black Hawks used in the Bin Laden raid, we have seen no images of them or of their lineage, until now. BYJoseph Trevithick and Tyler RogowayNov 27, 2020Share
BYRobert HopkinsNov 27, 2020ShareA Dozen Of The Most Unusual Variants Of The Ubiquitous KC-135 Family Of AircraftThe KC-135A Stratotanker has been reworked into many different configurations, some of which are bizarre, to accomplish a dizzying array of missions. BYRobert HopkinsNov 27, 2020Share
BYTyler RogowayNov 27, 2020ShareThe Navy Is About To Sail With Its Next Big Leap In Shipboard Electronic Warfare SystemsSEWIP Block III will introduce new electronic attack capabilities and other enhancements as the Navy prepares to defend its ships in a high-end fight. BYTyler RogowayNov 27, 2020Share
BYThomas Newdick and Joseph TrevithickNov 13, 2020ShareFrench Army To Test Small Drones That Can Detect, Intercept, And Possibly Jam CommunicationsThe French Ministry of Defense’s Project Sauron is now calling for industry proposals for small electronic warfare-enabled drones. BYThomas Newdick and Joseph TrevithickNov 13, 2020Share
BYJoseph TrevithickOct 8, 2020ShareRAF Tests Swarm Loaded With BriteCloud Electronic Warfare Decoys To Overwhelm Air DefensesThe drone swarm used the affordable off-the-shelf decoy to wreak havoc on enemy integrated air defense systems. BYJoseph TrevithickOct 8, 2020Share
BYJoseph TrevithickSep 22, 2020ShareE/A-18G Growler Sports Its New Jamming Pod In The Anechoic Chamber In This Very Sci-Fi PicThis kind of electromagnetic interference testing is especially important when developing electronic warfare systems. BYJoseph TrevithickSep 22, 2020Share
BYJoseph TrevithickSep 21, 2020ShareThe Navy’s New Jammers For Its EA-18G Growlers Cut Back Their Range More Than The Old PodsThe Growlers are sorely in need of the new jamming systems, but the present pod design could create all-new issues. BYJoseph TrevithickSep 21, 2020Share
BYJoseph TrevithickAug 17, 2020ShareThe Army Has Unveiled Its Plan For Swarms Of Electronic Warfare Enabled Air-Launched DronesThe drones will be able to scout ahead, act as decoys, and launch electronic warfare and other strikes directly against threats they find. BYJoseph TrevithickAug 17, 2020Share
BYJoseph TrevithickAug 14, 2020ShareThe Navy Now Has A Submarine Aggressor SquadronThe unit is intended to provide Navy submariners and anti-submarine forces with an opponent that fights just like a wide range of potential foes. BYJoseph TrevithickAug 14, 2020Share
BYJoseph Trevithick and Jamie HunterAug 6, 2020ShareStealth Is Put To The Test In Huge Exercise Teaming RQ-170s, F-35s, B-2s With Other JetsThis exercise is also the first confirmation that the Air Force’s top-secret 44th Reconnaissance Squadron flies the reclusive RQ-170 Sentinel. BYJoseph Trevithick and Jamie HunterAug 6, 2020Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJul 14, 2020ShareAir Force Close To Test Firing Low-Cost Cruise Missile As Work On Swarming Munitions ProgressesThe service is developing inexpensive stand-off munitions that can be networked together and with other weapons. BYJoseph TrevithickJul 14, 2020Share
BYJoseph Trevithick and Tyler RogowayJul 7, 2020ShareCognitive Electronic Warfare Could Revolutionize How America Wages War With Radio WavesThe holy grail of this concept is electronic warfare systems that can spot new or otherwise unexpected threats and immediately begin adapting to them. BYJoseph Trevithick and Tyler RogowayJul 7, 2020Share
BYTyler RogowayJul 5, 2020ShareAmerica’s Startling Short Range Air Defense Gap And How To Close It FastFrom weaponized hobby drones, to artillery shells, to low-flying fighters and cruise missiles, U.S. ground forces are alarmingly vulnerable. BYTyler RogowayJul 5, 2020Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJul 5, 2020ShareIs The United States Firing Off “Electricity Bombs” in Syria?War zones are full of bogus rumors, but the U.S. military is doing a great deal of very real work on exotic electric weapons. BYJoseph TrevithickJul 5, 2020Share
BYTyler RogowayJul 5, 2020ShareAustralia Set To Become One Of The World’s Top Aerial Electronic Warfare PowersAlong with Growlers and other capabilities, five Gulfstream jets fitted with the latest electronic warfare and surveillance gear are being ordered by the RAAF. BYTyler RogowayJul 5, 2020Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJul 5, 2020ShareThe Future of Naval Warfare Will Have a Lot More Spy SubmarinesAdvanced, but relatively small kits will allow even conventional subs to become increasingly powerful intelligence collectors. BYJoseph TrevithickJul 5, 2020Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJul 5, 2020ShareAmerica’s Electronic Attackers May Have a Secret MissionOfficial U.S. Central Command document outlines seven electronic warfare functions, but a mysterious eighth task is redacted. BYJoseph TrevithickJul 5, 2020Share
BYTyler RogowayJul 3, 2020ShareISIS Drone Dropping Bomblet On Abrams Tank Is A Sign Of What’s To ComeThis is a threat that has been building for years—and it’s just the beginning. BYTyler RogowayJul 3, 2020Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJun 8, 2020SharePentagon Has Tested A Suicide Drone That Gets To Its Target Area At Hypersonic SpeedThe system would allow a drone to be delivered to a defended target far away in a matter of minutes, where it could then hunt down its target. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 8, 2020Share
BYJoseph TrevithickMay 11, 2020ShareThis Is What Ground Forces Look Like To An Electronic Warfare System And Why It’s A Big DealModern units generate a large electromagnetic signature from their radios, sensors, and other systems that opponents can spot, track, and attack. BYJoseph TrevithickMay 11, 2020Share
BYJoseph TrevithickMar 25, 2020ShareCIA’s Predecessor To The SR-71 Blackbird Tested Electron Guns To Hide From RadarsConcerns about advanced Soviet radars prompted the development of systems that could generate invisible radar-absorbing fields around the aircraft. BYJoseph TrevithickMar 25, 2020Share
BYJoseph TrevithickMar 19, 2020SharePakistani F-16 “Engaged” One Of The MH-47G Chinooks Three Times During Bin Laden RaidThese details come from a new interview that also says the Obama Administration tried at least twice to capture Iranian General Qasem Soleimani. BYJoseph TrevithickMar 19, 2020Share
BYJoseph TrevithickMar 9, 2020ShareAir Force F-16s Are Getting Pylons With Built-In Missile Warning Sensors And CountermeasuresThe bolt-on upgrade will make aging F-16s more survivable by providing better awareness of missile threats and a better ability to fend them off. BYJoseph TrevithickMar 9, 2020Share
BYJoseph Trevithick and Tyler RogowayFeb 4, 2020ShareNavy EA-18G Teamed With Two Other Growlers Flying Semi-Autonomously As Loyal WingmenAlthough the test is a promising step toward manned-unmanned air combat teaming, it is an echo of a much more promising past. BYJoseph Trevithick and Tyler RogowayFeb 4, 2020Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJan 28, 2020SharePresident Erdogan Says Intel Operatives Are In Libya Ahead Of Turkish Troop DeploymentTurkey is racing to prop-up Libya’s internationally-recognized government, which is losing ground to its rivals. BYJoseph TrevithickJan 28, 2020Share
BYTyler RogowayJan 16, 2020ShareThis One Navy F-16N Aggressor Had An Electronic Warfare Suite Only Found On Israeli JetsThe unique countermeasures system found itself onto one of Topgun’s F-16s during the 1990s and it happens to have a convoluted and colorful past. BYTyler RogowayJan 16, 2020Share
BYJoseph Trevithick and Tyler RogowayJan 15, 2020ShareNavy F/A-18 Super Hornet Takes Flight With New Infrared Search And Track PodThe infrared sensor is part of the Navy’s Block III upgrade program and will give its Super Hornets much needed new air-to-air capabilities. BYJoseph Trevithick and Tyler RogowayJan 15, 2020Share
BYTyler RogowayDec 1, 2019ShareEnough With The Indian Mig-21 Bison Versus Pakistani F-16 Viper BullshitThe amount of garbage commentary and skewed analysis on the whole shoot down has been unbelievable. Here’s the reality, like it or not. BYTyler RogowayDec 1, 2019Share
BYTyler RogowayDec 1, 2019ShareThe EA-6B Prowler Has Been Retired, But Its Impact On Air Warfare Will Live On ForeverThe Grumman A-6 Intruder’s design lineage has finally come to an end after six decades of flying. BYTyler RogowayDec 1, 2019Share
BYTyler RogowayDec 1, 2019ShareF-35’s Most Sinister Capability Are Towed Decoys That Unreel From Inside Its Stealthy SkinThese “little buddies” not only protect the jet, but they can be used creatively to goad the enemy into showing itself and dying as a result. BYTyler RogowayDec 1, 2019Share
BYBrett TingleyDec 1, 2019ShareThe Navy’s Secretive And Revolutionary Program To Project False Fleets From Drone SwarmsThe advanced electronic warfare program uses swarms in the air and sea to cooperatively fool a wide variety of sensors dispersed over a large area. BYBrett TingleyDec 1, 2019Share
BYTyler RogowayDec 1, 2019ShareSPEAR Mini-Cruise Missile Getting An Electronic Warfare Variant To Swarm With Is A Huge DealThe advent of a swarm of networked SPEAR strike and electronic warfare missiles is very bad news for enemy air defenses and the targets they protect. BYTyler RogowayDec 1, 2019Share
BYTyler RogowayDec 1, 2019ShareShadowy New Electronic Warfare System Has Been Installed On U.S. Navy 7th Fleet ShipsThe mysterious modular system with a peculiar past is designated AN/SLQ-59 and has been quietly deployed on Asia-based U.S. surface combatants. BYTyler RogowayDec 1, 2019Share
BYTim McMillanNov 25, 2019ShareArea 51 Veteran And CIA Electronic Warfare Pioneer Weigh In On Navy UFO EncountersHaving worked on some of the most highly-classified aerospace programs in the world, all this new UFO talk sounds very familiar to these two men. BYTim McMillanNov 25, 2019Share
BYTyler RogowayNov 19, 2019ShareChina’s Mysterious Spoofed GPS “Crop Circle” Has Something Interesting At Its CenterSomething appears to be physically at the center of these anomalies and it isn’t small. BYTyler RogowayNov 19, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickNov 19, 2019ShareNew Type Of GPS Spoofing Attack In China Creates “Crop Circles” Of False Location DataThe eerie patterns are unlike anything experts have seen in previous GPS spoofing incidents, which have typically pointed to a single location. BYJoseph TrevithickNov 19, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickNov 7, 2019ShareRussian Drone “Strike Groups” Jammed And Bombed Air Defenses During Huge ExerciseUnmanned aircraft with small munitions worked closely with others carrying electronic warfare and sensor payloads to target critical enemy assets. BYJoseph TrevithickNov 7, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickOct 30, 2019ShareUkrainian Officer Details Russian Electronic Warfare Tactics Including Radio “Virus”The officer said that sanctions that have targeted Russian made electronic warfare systems that use foreign-made components may be working. BYJoseph TrevithickOct 30, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickOct 4, 2019ShareThe U.S. Military Is Buying These Small Interceptor Drones To Knock Down Other DronesSilicon Valley has caught on to the reality that the best defense against small drone threats may be another drone. BYJoseph TrevithickOct 4, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickSep 9, 2019ShareThe F-35A Is Set To Finally Get Chaff Countermeasures To Confuse Enemy RadarsThese cartridges full of radar-reflecting material have been curiously absent from the stealthy fighter’s already highly capable defense suite. BYJoseph TrevithickSep 9, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickAug 15, 2019ShareNavy Ships Look To WWII Era Message-Filled Bean Bags To Communicate Without RadiosHelicopters would rapidly ferry the messages between ships in a reboot of a communications method that dates back to World War II. BYJoseph TrevithickAug 15, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJun 30, 2019ShareUS Army Rushes to Add Hundreds of Stinger Missile Teams As Threat of Small Drones EvolvesThe extra Stingers are an interim solution as service continues to test new jammers, lasers, and other short-range air defense systems. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 30, 2019Share