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Apr- 2026 -

28 April

Japan Teams With Northrop Grumman to Boost Electronic Warfare Capabilities

Japan is moving towards further enhancing its electronic warfare (EW) capabilities through a collaboration with US defense giant Northrop Grumman.

22 April

Europe

Akhsan Erido Elezhar

Thales Develops New Navigation System for Heavily Jammed Battlefields

Thales is rolling out the TopStar Smart Receiver, a new navigation system built to deliver robust Position, Navigation, and Timing capabilities under heavy electronic warfare conditions.

21 April

Asia Pacific

Christine Casimiro

Australia Receives First Next-Gen Jammer Pods for EA-18G Growlers

The Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) has taken delivery of its first Next Generation Jammer (NGJ) Mid-Band (MB) pods from Raytheon, with more deliveries scheduled to arrive this year.

15 April

Americas

Akhsan Erido Elezhar

L3Harris Explores New Autonomous EW Setup for Rapid Threat Response

L3Harris Technologies is exploring a new autonomous electronic warfare setup that can identify and counter threats in real time.

Mar- 2026 -

30 March

Technology

Australian Army officer Major Patrick Hoare from the 1st Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment, radios information during an urban clearance of the Situm primary school as part of Exercise Wantok Warrior 25 in Lae, Papua New Guinea, on 18 October 2025. *** Local Caption *** Exercise Wantok Warrior is an annual training exercise held between the Australian Army and Papua New Guinea Defence Force in PNG. In 2025, around 300 soldiers conducted the exercise in Lae, completing infantry focused scenarios which include air-mobile and amphibious serials to enhance their skills and interoperability in a complex tactical setting. Exercise Wantok Warrior is a longstanding exercise and continues to build shared understanding, professionalism, and deepen the military relationship between both nations.

Rojoef Manuel

L3Harris, RFTEQ to Support Next-Gen EW Solutions in Australia

L3Harris Technologies and RFTEQ have signed a memorandum of understanding to enhance electronic warfare capabilities for the Australian Defence Organisation.

19 March

Technology

Frequency tester inside an electromagnetic interference chamber

Rojoef Manuel

Element, Leonardo Team Up for Next-Gen US Navy Electromagnetic Testing

Maryland-based certification specialist Element US Space & Defense has partnered with Leonardo DRS to support electromagnetic testing activities for the US Navy.

17 March

Asia Pacific

Akhsan Erido Elezhar

Japan’s New Stand-Off Jammer Comes With a Massive Bulbous Nose

A new phase in Japan’s electronic warfare posture is taking shape with the EC-2 stand-off jammer, a distinctive aircraft designed to disrupt enemy communications from long range.

11 March

Air

Ethan M. Encarnacion

Turkey Launches First Dedicated Stand-Off Electronic Warfare Aircraft

A business jet has been given a new life as Turkey’s first dedicated stand-off jammer, marking a key milestone in the country’s airborne electronic warfare capabilities.

Feb- 2026 -

27 February

Technology

210803-N-TP544-2022 ATLANTIC OCEAN (Aug. 3, 2021) Chief Operations Specialist Mark Chaisson teaches Ensign Elizabeth Herington how to use a radar console aboard the Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge (LHD 3) August 3, 2021. Kearsarge is underway to support Large-Scale Exercise 2021 (LSE 2021), a globally integrated exercise designed to test advanced warfare concepts across the full-range of maritime and amphibious operations under Distributed Maritime Operations (DMO). LSE 2021 will take place Aug. 3-16, 2021, in the U.S. Pacific Fleet, U.S. Fleet Forces, and U.S. Naval Forces Europe areas of operation, as well as virtually. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Taylor Parker)

Rojoef Manuel

US Navy Greenlights Production of CACI’s Spectral Shipboard EW Solutions

CACI International’s Spectral electronic warfare program has achieved Milestone C approval from the US Navy, clearing the way for low-rate initial production and deployment to the fleet.

26 February

Air

Ethan M. Encarnacion

BAE Systems Packs EW Punch in ‘Small-Scale’ System for Airborne Attacks

BAE Systems has miniaturized its electromagnetic attack hardware into a compact, airborne system capable of delivering mass disruption effects from the sky.

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