electronic warfare

  1. Y

    AC-47 Electronic Recce Mission Avionics During the Korean War

    I am looking for more information about the AC-47 mission avionics during the Korean War. These were the venerable Dakotas fitted with radio receivers and other electronic equipment to intercept North Korean messages while airborne. Ca. 26 such planes were converted by Hayes in 1953. Does anyone...
  2. R

    Alternative RAAF fleets.

    A comment in another thread abut how Australia should have transferred RAN A4s to the RAAF instead of selling them to New Zealand reminded me of a bunch of other Australian decisions. Meteor for Korean War service when we were building Nene-Vampires. Authorising 30 F104s in early 57, cancelling...
    • Rule of cool
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    • alternate history close air support cold war commonwealth of australia electronic warfare fighters royal australian air force royal australian navy strategic bomber strategic reconnaissance
    • Replies: 159
    • Forum: Alternative History and Future Speculation
  3. Grey Havoc

    DUCES - Tactical Data in Use Security (U.S. Army)

    https://breakingdefense.com/2025/02/army-says-duces-to-cyber-hackers-new-rfi-looks-for-tactical-edge-zero-trust-solutions/
    • Grey Havoc
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    • 2025 cold war ii computer architecture cyber war cyber warfare electronic warfare late 2020s u.s. army united states united states army
    • Replies: 0
    • Forum: Military
  4. D

    Advanced Tactical Support Aircraft (ATSA) US Navy

    Late 80s (88-90) US Navy Program to replace the E-3C, S-3B and EA-6B carrier-based AEW, ASW and EW aircraft. I believe it evolved into the E-X program to replace the E-2, this is why i’m attaching the image of the Boeing E-X proposal, which is seen here in ASW markings. (VS-24 scouts was an S-3...
    • dauby09
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    • aew airborne early warning anti-submarine warfare asw carrier based cold war early 1990s electronic warfare late 1980s naval aviation tanker aircraft u.s. navy united states navy usn
    • Replies: 22
    • Forum: Secret Postwar Aircraft Projects
  5. Deltafan

    French A-330 MRTT "Phénix"

    Raised to standard 2, the A330 MRTT tanker aircraft will have an electronic warfare capability https://www.opex360.com/2024/10/10/dissuasion-porte-au-standard-2-la330-mrtt-aura-une-capacite-de-guerre-electronique/
    • Deltafan
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    • airbus airbus a310 mrtt armée de l'air et de l'espace cold war ii commandement des forces aériennes stratégiques direction générale de l'armement directorate general of armaments electronic warfare french fifth republic tanker aircraft
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    • Forum: Aviation & Space
  6. P

    UK's Project Brakestop

    Not really sure about this?? https://ukdefencejournal.org.uk/britain-to-build-20-large-one-way-attack-drones-per-month/ The Ministry of Defence has revealed plans for a new long-range strike weapon under the codename Project Brakestop, which aims to produce a minimum of 20 units per month...
  7. C

    Dutch sidekicks

    https://www.defensenews.com/global/europe/2024/09/25/dutch-navy-to-buy-armed-sidekick-ships-for-its-air-defense-frigates/ This really feels like a mini arsenal ship concept, wouldn't be surprised if they try to get this ship to be completely unmanned ( they are already mostly there with a...
    • Cjc
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    • anti-air warfare cold war ii damen schelde naval shipbuilding damen shipyards group electronic warfare israel aerospace industries kingdom of the netherlands mothership multifunctionele ondersteuningsvaartuigen naval fire support north sea robotics royal netherlands navy trific uuv
    • Replies: 11
    • Forum: Military
  8. Y

    Beeper as a Weapon

    Most odd attack happened today in Lebanon. There are reports on exploding beepers throughout Lebanon allegedly targeting Hezbollah members. https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/dozens-hezbollah-members-wounded-lebanon-when-pagers-exploded-sources-witnesses-2024-09-17/...
    • yahya
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    • 2024 ar-924 bac consulting beeper cold war ii cyberwar electronic warfare elint espionage gold apollo hezbollah ic-v82 icom irregular warfare israel pager sabotage sigint unit 8200 walkie-talkie
    • Replies: 349
    • Forum: Military
  9. L

    MiG-21 countermeasures

    Trying to find the earliest year the MiG-21 received the SPS-141 ECM pod, and ASO-2 chaff/flare dispensers. First, for the SPS-141 there is the only the vague 1970s period usually mentioned online. But is there info as to what year exactly did the SPS-141 (SM-1 or SPS-141-100?) became...
    • lancer21
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    • 1970s cold war ecm electronic warfare late 1960s soviet air forces soviet union ussr warsaw pact
    • Replies: 0
    • Forum: Aviation & Space
  10. W

    RTX (Raytheon) fined $200m for 750 technical document leaks to China and Russia

    RTX has come forward and voluntarily admitted 750 violations of ITAR pertaining to leaks of military information between August 2017 and September 2023. This includes the VC-25 (Air Force One), F-22 Raptor, F-35 Lightning II and the B-2 Spirit stealth, B-1B Lancer and the F/A-18, F-15 and F-16...
    • WatcherZero
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    • 2024 cold war ii collins aerospace cyberwar early 21st century electronic warfare espionage international traffic in arms regulations people's republic of china raytheon russian federation united states
    • Replies: 29
    • Forum: Military
  11. Y

    Portable Drone Detectors

    Commercial drones can be easily weaponized. A Russian company makes portable drone detectors called Bulat. These units apparently scan the known frequencies in UHF and analyze the waveforms used by commercial drones, including the FPV ones, and warn the user about their transmissions in...
  12. Y

    Ukrainian and Russian Anti-drone Systems

    In the August 2024 battle in the Kursk region, Ukrainian forces apparently started to universally use anti-drone electronic warfare (EW) to counter Russian radio controlled (RC) kamikaze drones. A photo below from sm shows a Ukrainian BMP-1 with three EW antennas rendering such drones useless...
  13. bercr

    Famous American Aircraft: Grumman EA-6B Prowler - An Operational History - Rick Morgan - Crecy

    https://www.crecy.co.uk/grumman-ea-6b-prowler?osCsid=cvsjridl1tau9tn0uk4873hkm4
    • bercr
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    • cold war early 21st century electronic warfare grumman late 20th century post-cold war u.s. navy united states united states marine corps united states navy usmc
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: Books & Marketplace
  14. boxkite

    They Also Serve - RAF Reconnaissance and Support Projects Since 1945

    Have I missed something? Have I overlooked something? See Chris Gibson's (new?) Avatar ...
    • boxkite
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    • air-sea rescue cold war cold war ii electronic warfare elint great britain nuclear battlefield post-cold war post-world war ii raf air support command raf bomber command raf germany raf search and rescue force raf strike command raf transport command royal air force royal air force marine branch sigint strategic reconnaissance world war ii
    • Replies: 43
    • Forum: Books & Marketplace
  15. Orionblamblam

    Russian Luch Korsar UCAV Drone

    Coming soon to eBay? View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ui7P0dA4sCw
    • Orionblamblam
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    • cold war ii electronic warfare okb luch russian federation russian ground forces russian navy ucav unmanned air system unmanned air vehicle
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: Aviation & Space
  16. Orionblamblam

    UK Limited Nuclear War Target List

    If things get more interesting, what targets in the UK might Putin nuke? An interesting video, and some backup data: UK Limited Nuclear War Target List View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FYWcgF4Wwog
    • Orionblamblam
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    • cold war cold war ii electronic warfare emp / emi great britain nuclear battlefield russian federation soviet union sub-strategic nuke tactical nuke ukrainian crisis united kingdom
    • Replies: 19
    • Forum: The Bar
  17. RavenOne

    EA-37B (ex EC-37B) Compass Call

    A sneak preview of USAF new EC-37B Compass Call visiting David-Monthan today, according to Offutt AFB Public Affairs. Cheers
    • RavenOne
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    • air combat command airborne command post cold war ii continuity of government electronic warfare united states united states air force united states navy
    • Replies: 13
    • Forum: Aviation & Space
  18. Flyaway

    More focus on cyberwarfare/defense

    About time I hope the same is being carried out in the UK in a focussing of minds on this particular matter. https://thehill.com/policy/cybersecurity/3470296-ukraine-war-speeds-up-us-cyber-agenda/
    • Flyaway
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    • cold war ii cyber warfare cyberwar electronic warfare information warfare
    • Replies: 34
    • Forum: The Bar
  19. Flyaway

    Stealing secrets from the ether: missile and satellite telemetry interception during the Cold War

    https://www.thespacereview.com/article/4316/1
    • Flyaway
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    • central intelligence agency cold war electronic warfare elint imperial state of iran islamic republic of iran national security agency post-cold war sigint signals intelligence united states
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: Secret Space Projects
  20. Bhurki

    Joint All-Domain Command and Control (JADC2)

    https://www.c4isrnet.com/industry/2021/08/12/palantir-with-joint-all-domain-command-and-control-the-pentagon-is-finally-catching-up/ Palantir based JADC2
    • Bhurki
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    • artificial intelligence cloud computing cold war ii command and control communications computer architecture cybernetics cyberwar department of defense electronic warfare netcentric warfare networks u.s. cyber command united states united states cyber command uscybercom
    • Replies: 318
    • Forum: Military
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