Papers by Thomas Withington
Military Technology, 2019
The private sector is increasing its involvement in the provision of signals intelligence to gove... more The private sector is increasing its involvement in the provision of signals intelligence to government and commercial customers alike.
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Military Technology, 2019
An examination regarding how UK armed forces, and NATO, electronic warfare training will develop ... more An examination regarding how UK armed forces, and NATO, electronic warfare training will develop in the coming years.
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Military Technology, 2019
An examination of how an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle-mounted electronic support measure could enhance... more An examination of how an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle-mounted electronic support measure could enhance how the Royal Air Force collects electronic intelligence.
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Anti-Access and Area Denial threats are a major concern in the Middle East, particularly regardin... more Anti-Access and Area Denial threats are a major concern in the Middle East, particularly regarding air power. This article discusses these threats in detail, and the potential electronic warfare/air defence suppression systems and tactics which could be brought to bear to neutralise them.
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An examination of how faulty IFF protocols could have caused the destruction of a Russian Air For... more An examination of how faulty IFF protocols could have caused the destruction of a Russian Air Force IL-20M ELINT gathering aircraft over the Mediterranean on 17 September.
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An examination of the cyber and electronic warfare challenges faced by the British Army, and the ... more An examination of the cyber and electronic warfare challenges faced by the British Army, and the doctrine and systems which the force is bringing to bear to address these.
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Russian and Chinese threats loom large in the design considerations for the self-protection syste... more Russian and Chinese threats loom large in the design considerations for the self-protection systems which could equip the Royal Air Force's future Tempest fighter.
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An examination of plans to enhance Hawaii's ballistic missile defences.
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An examination, and debunking, of Chinese claims regarding the development of militarily useful T... more An examination, and debunking, of Chinese claims regarding the development of militarily useful Terahertz radar technology. Originally published on www.monch.com
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How the Royal Air Force's new Project Guardian command and control system will overhaul the way t... more How the Royal Air Force's new Project Guardian command and control system will overhaul the way the country protects its airspace.
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The inside story of British plans to procure a new ballistic missile detection and tracking radar.
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An analysis of the subsystems that the USAF will transfer from the legacy EC-130H electronic warf... more An analysis of the subsystems that the USAF will transfer from the legacy EC-130H electronic warfare to the new EC-37B plane.
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An examination of the hacking risk to the Automatic Dependent Broadcast-Surveillance Air Traffic ... more An examination of the hacking risk to the Automatic Dependent Broadcast-Surveillance Air Traffic Control system, and possible mitigation techniques.
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The advent of 5G wireless communications poses challenges for Communications Intelligence profess... more The advent of 5G wireless communications poses challenges for Communications Intelligence professionals. This paper examines how these challenges can be overcome.
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A study of the future role of the B-61 tactical nuclear weapon in NATO's deterrent posture.
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A survey of Counter Drone/Unmanned Aerial Vehicle technology in the United States and Europe.
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An examination of operational, tactical and technological developments in the Airborne Electronic... more An examination of operational, tactical and technological developments in the Airborne Electronic Warfare domain 2017-2018.
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The dangers posed by Russian ground-based air defences in the Syrian theatre of operations vis-a-... more The dangers posed by Russian ground-based air defences in the Syrian theatre of operations vis-a-vis US-led coalition airstrikes.
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An examination of the condition of Syria's integrated Air Defence System in the wake of the US-le... more An examination of the condition of Syria's integrated Air Defence System in the wake of the US-led missile strikes against Chemical Weapons targets in the country on 14 April 2018.
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An examination of current systems used for the airborne gathering of Communications Intelligence ... more An examination of current systems used for the airborne gathering of Communications Intelligence (COMINT), and ongoing airborne COMINT programmes around the world.
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