The past twelve months has witnessed interesting activity in the Electronic Intelligence (ELINT) gathering domain, with the Syrian and Iraqi threatres, and the Baltic region, experiencing energetic activity in this regard.
Yet, the deployment of the F-35As was not the only event in late April which got plane-spotters’ tongues wagging, and fingers tapping, as illustrated by the quantity of online coverage of the event. The arrival of the F-35As in Estonia was punctuated by some interesting ELINT activity. A collection of plane-spotters listing to airband radio, and observing online air traffic information services, noticed that the F-35A deployment occurred simultaneously with flights by one USAF and one Royal Air Force (RAF) Boeing RC-135W Rivet Joint/Airseeker, and a single USAF RC-130U Combat Sent ELINT aircraft. Both these platforms are tasked with collecting, identifying, locating and analysing Radio Frequency (RF) emissions. According to open sources, the RC-135W is primarily focused on collecting communications intelligence, while the RC-130U is principally concerned with ELINT collection vis-à-vis radar transmissions. All three aircraft performed ‘racetrack’ orbits; the two RC-135W aircraft north-west of Russia’s Kaliningrad enclave to the northeast of Poland, while the RC- 135U flew over Estonia itself, close to the Estonian-Russian border. The F-35As completed their deployment at 1443Z and subsequently returned to the UK, the RC-135U/W jets leaving the area shortly afterwards.
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World Service
Beyond North America and Europe, tactical radio centres of excellence continue to launch new products, while the market faces technological challenges in terms of software and hardware developments triggered by operational change.
Voice Of America
Strong demand continues to be witnessed in the North American tactical radios market led by the United States armed forces which are pursuing significant procurements to overhaul the communications used across its land forces.
The Outside Of The Envelope
As this compendium has shown, the continued proliferation of both military and commercial RF (Radio Frequency) equipment, means that airborne EW will continue to remain as important, if not more so, in the future.
Cloak Of Invisibility
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Above Average Intelligence
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Keepking Your Ears Open
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