electronic warfare

  1. 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...
  2. 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/
  3. 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...
  4. 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...
  5. 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/...
  6. 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...
  7. 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...
  8. 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...
  9. 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...
  10. 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
  11. 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 ...
  12. Orionblamblam

    Russian Luch Korsar UCAV Drone

    Coming soon to eBay? View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ui7P0dA4sCw
  13. 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
  14. 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
  15. 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/
  16. Flyaway

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

    https://www.thespacereview.com/article/4316/1
  17. 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
  18. Rhinocrates

    Cyberwar, Navigation, etc.

    I'm sorry to see that the 'Russia Fires Warning Shots at British Destroyer in the Black Sea' thread has been locked. Leaving aside the nationalist tone that arose in some comment, perhaps there's potential in discussing navigation technologies and cyberwar under the Secret Projects banner...
  19. Grey Havoc

    Colonial Pipeline cyberattack

    https://news.trust.org/item/20210508152642-o9z7n https://it.slashdot.org/story/21/05/08/177226/cyberattack-forces-major-us-pipeline-company-to-halt-operations https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-57050690 https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-57063636...
  20. Richard N

    Hacker Team Wins $50,000 For Hacking A Satellite At DefCon

    View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SRQza6IxOjo
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