Innovations
Technological and operational innovations in the UAS and counter-UAS space — what emerged first, where, and what it changes. Each entry is sourced, dated, and linked to the drones involved.
Belgorod air-defense uses radio broadcast interruptions as UAV alerts
The post describes a regional UAV-defense setup combining EW posts and mobile fire groups with an operational public-warning method: interrupting radio broadcasts during drone activity to alert drivers on highways. This is a communications/…
Qatar-donated Boeing 747 refitted as interim Air Force One enters operational use
The post describes a Qatari-donated Boeing 747 rapidly refitted by L3Harris with presidential-grade secure communications, anti-eavesdropping measures, and missile-defense features, then used on an international trip. The novelty is the fas…
Romanian Navy fields HAVELSAN ADVENT networked combat management system
Romania has put HAVELSAN’s ADVENT Combat Management System into operational service on the CAm. ROMAN corvette, the first NATO navy to deploy ADVENT. The novelty is the force-oriented, multi-platform common operational picture approach (and…
NATO launches HALO plan to network national military satellites
Eight NATO allies announced HALO, a project to integrate nationally owned military satellites into a networked “mega-constellation” for higher-speed communications, ISR, and missile tracking. The novelty is the alliance-level, layered const…
India-Japan co-develop UNICORN-based integrated naval radio antenna mast
India and Japan signed an agreement to co-develop a naval integrated mast/radio antenna suite derived from Japan’s UNICORN, which consolidates multiple comms, datalink, IFF, TACAN and ESM-related antennas into a single low-observable mast. …
TKMS SEICAM 7000 IP-based submarine comms and TRITON II multifunction mast antenna
Sponsored article describes TKMS HMK’s SEICAM 7000 integrated, fully IP-based submarine communications management system with centralized control, energy/silent management, and multi-security-domain voice handling. It also highlights TRITON…
US Navy E-130J Phoenix II TACAMO comms aircraft faces integration delays
The post describes the U.S. Navy’s new E-130J Phoenix II “doomsday plane” program to replace E-6B Mercury for the TACAMO mission, highlighting integration of multi-band secure communications (VLF through AEHF), EMP/cyber hardening, and a tr…
Skunk Works C2 fuses Patriot, MRIC and MADIS into Guam Defense System
The post describes a Lockheed Martin Skunk Works-developed command-and-control layer that fuses multiple radar pictures into a single battlespace view and enables integrated/automated engagements across Patriot, Marine MRIC (SkyHunter) and …
L3Harris proposes RC-135 Rivet Joint controlling drones for ISR teaming
L3Harris is discussing demonstrations to have RC-135V/W Rivet Joint ISR aircraft team with and potentially control uncrewed platforms via secure datalinks. Using drones as forward collectors could extend sensor reach beyond the radio horizo…
Eurofighter to trial 'command fighter' role using modified Litening 5 pod
Airbus describes upcoming trials where a Eurofighter will act as a 'command fighter' controlling/teaming with uncrewed collaborative combat aircraft (UCCAs). The key novelty is using a modified Rafael Litening 5 targeting pod as the interfa…