Radioflash! Episode 23 – Listen Closely

Radioflash! Episode 23 – Listen Closely

From Armada Analysis - Podcasts by Thomas Withington

January 8, 2026 · 9 min

About this episode

Vito Pesare discusses his new book on communications intelligence and its significance in modern warfare.

A new book provides a valuable, and much-needed, introduction to the fundamental principles of communications intelligence. For some in the electronic warfare community, Communications Intelligence (COMINT) is the poor relation of its electronic intelligence counterpart. Nonetheless, COMINT has never been in more demand: The global growth of electronic communications, on and off the battlefield, make it a vital provider of intelligence to governments and militaries alike. Much of the COMINT world is shrouded in secrecy, the preserve of government spooks and their listening stations. Therefore, the work of the COMINT operative can be mysterious. Nonetheless, a new book entitled COMINT: All You Need to Know from electronic warfare expert Vito Pesare demystifies this fascinating discipline. It follows on from his work Electromagnetic Warfare: All You Need to Know , cowritten with Dr. Richard Rudd-Orthner that was published in 2024. In our latest Radioflash! podcast Mr. Pesare shares his motivations for writing this new work, the challenging aspects the book’s research and his thoughts on how the COMINT domain will evolve in the coming years. Copies of Mr. Pesare’s book can be…

People in this episode

Host: Thomas Withington

Guest: Vito Pesare

Topics covered

  • communications intelligence
  • electronic warfare
  • COMINT
  • intelligence
  • military operations
  • book discussion

Keywords

  • COMINT
  • electronic warfare
  • intelligence
  • Vito Pesare
  • military communications
  • book review

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: government, militaries

Books & works: COMINT: All You Need to Know, Electromagnetic Warfare: All You Need to Know

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