Russian Jamming Got You Down? Try Talking Underwater
David Axe
David Axe goes to war so you don't have to.
January 7, 2017
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Russian Jamming Got You Down? Try Talking Underwater
DARPA is about to test a buoy-based comms network for warplanes
by DAVID AXE
Russia and China have...
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F-16 Ferry Range Analysis
https://defence.pk/threads/pakistan-f-16-discussions-2.15226/page-649#post-8906190
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I was...