eCrow Newsletter

Saab Introduces Sirius Compact L20C

December 18, 2024 -- Industry News

Saab unveiled the latest member in its family of Sirius Compact tactical electronic warfare solutions at an event in Nuremberg, Germany in October. (JED)

Gaza Ceasefire Talks in Final Stage

December 18, 2024 -- Industry News

After months of deadlock, there are new signs that Israel and Hamas could be moving closer to a Gaza ceasefire and hostage release deal. A senior Palestinian official involved in the indirect negotiations told the BBC that talks were in a "decisive and final phase." (BBC)

Ukraine Says it Killed General Who Led Russia’s Nuclear Defense Force

December 18, 2024 -- Industry News

A general in charge of the Russian military’s nuclear and chemical weapons protection forces was killed by a bomb on a Moscow street on Tuesday, in one of the most brazen assassinations since Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine nearly three years ago. (NYT)

Leonardo Develops BriteStorm Payload for Attritable UAVs

December 11, 2024 -- Industry News

Leonardo has revealed details of a new, platform-agnostic stand-in jammer payload designed for integration into attritable uncrewed air vehicles and other launched effects. (JED)

US Warns Russia May Be Ready to Use New Lethal Missile Against Ukraine Again in ‘Coming Days’

December 11, 2024 -- Industry News

A US intelligence assessment has concluded that Russia may use its lethal new intermediate-range ballistic missile against Ukraine again soon, two US officials said Wednesday. The Oreshnik missile, which was used for the first time last month, is seen more as an attempt at intimidation than as a game-changer on the battlefield in Ukraine, according to one of the officials. (AP)

Israel Strikes Military Assets Across Syria to Keep Them From Rebels

December 11, 2024 -- Industry News

As soon as it became clear on Sunday that there would be regime change in neighboring Syria, Israel began a sweeping aerial campaign. By Tuesday, at least 350 airstrikes had leveled military assets across Syria, taking out the Navy, fighter jets, drones, tanks, air-defense systems, weapons plants and a wide array of missiles and rockets, according to the Israeli military. (NYT)

EW Upgrade for German F 124 Frigates

December 4, 2024 -- Industry News

The German Navy’s three F 124 Sachsen-class air defense frigates are to receive a new electronic warfare suite from Rohde & Schwarz. (JED)

Trump's Plan for Ukraine Comes into Focus

December 4, 2024 -- Industry News

Advisers to Donald Trump publicly and privately are floating proposals to end the Ukraine war that would cede large parts of the country to Russia for the foreseeable future, according to a Reuters analysis of their statements and interviews with several people close to the US president-elect. (Reuters)

South Korea's President Says he Will Lift His Martial Law Declaration

December 4, 2024 -- Industry News

After South Korean lawmakers voted to reverse President Yoon Suk Yeol's surprise declaration of "emergency martial law," Yoon announced that he would lift the order through a Cabinet meeting.
(NPR)

Epirus Secures IFPC-HPM Upgrade Contract from US Army

November 27, 2024 -- Industry News

Epirus has received a contract modification valued at almost $17 million from the US Army’s Rapid Capabilities and Critical Technologies Office for the development and integration of an upgraded sensor suite in support of the Integrated Fires Protection Capability High Power Microwave program. (JED)

British Man Captured While Fighting with Ukraine

November 27, 2024 -- Industry News

A British man has been captured by Russian forces while fighting for Ukraine, according to reports. In a video circulating online, a man dressed in military clothing identifies himself as James Scott Rhys Anderson, 22, and says he formerly served in the British Army. (BBC)

Israeli Strike Kills Lebanese Soldier as Hezbollah Fires Rockets at Israel

November 27, 2024 -- Industry News

An Israeli strike on a Lebanese army center on Sunday killed one soldier and wounded 18 others, the Lebanese military said. (NPR)

Ukraine Fires US-Made Long-Range Missiles Into Russia for First Time

November 20, 2024 -- Industry News

Ukraine fired several American-supplied longer-range missiles into Russia, officials said Tuesday, marking the first time Kyiv used the weapons that way in 1,000 days of war. (AP)

EU Nations Team Up to Develop Air Defense, Other Weapons

November 20, 2024 -- Industry News

Groups of European countries agreed on Tuesday to work together to develop missile defence, electronic warfare and other military assets as part of a drive to foster closer defence cooperation between national governments. (Reuters)

Multifunctional ECRS Mk 2 Radar Begins Typhoon Flight Testing

November 20, 2024 -- Industry News

BAE Systems has completed a first flight of a Typhoon combat aircraft equipped with a prototype European Common Radar System Mk 2 multifunctional radar. (JED)

Russia Fires Dozens of Missiles, Drones at Ukraine's Capital

November 13, 2024 -- Industry News

Russia attacked the Ukrainian capital Kyiv on Wednesday with a sophisticated combination of missiles and drones for the first time in 73 days, authorities reported, as the Pentagon said most of the North Korean troops sent to help Moscow's war effort were fighting to drive Ukraine's army off Russian soil in the Kursk border region. (CBS)

Trump to Nominate Fox News Host to be Defense Secretary

November 13, 2024 -- Industry News

President-elect Donald Trump has announced he will nominate Fox News host Pete Hegseth to serve as secretary of defense. Hegseth is a veteran of the Army National Guard, where he did tours of duty in Iraq, Afghanistan and Guantanamo Bay as an infantry officer. During his military service, he was awarded two Bronze Stars and a Combat Infantryman Badge. (NPR)

L3Harris Wins NGJ-LB Development Contract for 2nd Time

November 13, 2024 -- Industry News

NAVAIR has selected L3Harris to develop the Next Generation Jammer- Low Band airborne electronic attack pod for the second time of asking. (JED)

What Trump's Win Means for Ukraine, Middle East and China

November 6, 2024 -- Industry News

Donald Trump’s return to the White House is set to reshape US foreign policy, promising potentially radical shifts on multiple fronts as war and uncertainty grip parts of the world. (BBC)

Australia Spy Chief Says West Faces New Russia, China, Iran, N Korea ‘Axis’

November 6, 2024 -- Industry News

An “emerging axis” of countries providing support to Russia, including China, Iran and North Korea, is “a profoundly troubling strategic development” that Western countries are struggling to deal with, the head of Australia’s national intelligence office has warned. (Al Jazeera)

Netanyahu Fires Defense Minister Yoav Gallant, Replaces Him with Israel Katz

November 6, 2024 -- Industry News

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday dismissed his popular defense minister, Yoav Gallant, in a surprise announcement that came as the country is embroiled in wars on multiple fronts across the region. The move sparked protests across the country. (NPR)

North Korea Has Sent About 10,000 Troops to Russia

October 30, 2024 -- Industry News

North Korea has sent about 10,000 troops to Russia to train and likely fight against Ukraine within “the next several weeks,” the Pentagon said Monday, in a move that Western leaders say will intensify the almost three-year war and jolt relations in the Indo-Pacific region. (AP)

Putin Flexes Nuclear Capabilities at Delicate Moment for Ukraine

October 30, 2024 -- Industry News

President Vladimir Putin of Russia presided over a nuclear training exercise on Tuesday that included practice launches of ballistic missiles, a move widely seen as an attempt to show force amid the ongoing war in Ukraine. (NYT)

Hamas Open to Discussing New Deal Securing End to Gaza War

October 30, 2024 -- Industry News

A senior Hamas official said on Tuesday the Palestinian militant group was studying new proposals from mediators to end the Gaza war but reiterated that these should entail a complete Israeli military withdrawal from the enclave. (Reuters)

Canada Looks to US Navy for Non-Developmental EW for CSC

October 23, 2024 -- Industry News

Canada has shelved plans to develop a customized EW suite for its new River-class destroyers, and will instead procure proven in-service equipment common to the US Navy and previously integrated with the Aegis combat system. (JED)

Modi Calls for Peace in Ukraine as He Meets Putin at BRICS Summit

October 23, 2024 -- Industry News

India's Narendra Modi told Russian President Vladimir Putin on the eve of the BRICS summit that he wanted peace in Ukraine and that New Delhi was ready to help achieve a truce to end Europe's deadliest conflict since WW2. (Reuters)

Israel Considering Egyptian Plan for 2-week Cease-Fire with Hamas

October 23, 2024 -- Industry News

Israeli officials are weighing an Egyptian proposal for a small-scale cease-fire with Hamas aimed at building momentum for a larger deal, an Israeli official told NBC News, as Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrived in Israel for a renewed diplomatic push. (NBC)