Take advantage of early bird registration discounts for the AOC's 2009 International Convention & Symposium October 18-21 in Washington, DC, "Modernizing EW: Balancing Cost and Capability." Register by August 15 for the best savings!
The 11th Annual AOC Space Protection Conference at Kirtland AFB, NM, is quickly approaching so register today!
Held in conjunction with AFRL, the Passive Covert Radar Conference, September 15-17 in Syracuse, NY, will feature three days of selected papers for presentation. The first two days will be unclassified and the third day will be open to participants of the US, UK, Australia and Canada who hold a current Secret security clearance.
The AOC is calling for presenters for the conference at the Naval Post Graduate School in Monterey, CA.
Pressure is mounting on senior military officials to fill a looming gap in electronic warfare aircraft as commanders in Iraq and Afghanistan are finding increased need for tactical jammers. (Navy Times)
The US Air Force has found an unlikely source of new recruits: The yearly Defcon hacking conference, which runs Thursday through Sunday in Las Vegas. (PC World)
Assembly has been completed on the first Euro Hawk unmanned aircraft system (UAS) for the German Ministry of Defence. (Avionews)
It would have been the most far-reaching case of computer sabotage in history. In 2003, the Pentagon and American intelligence agencies made plans for a cyberattack to freeze billions of dollars in the bank accounts of Saddam Hussein and cripple his government's financial system before the United States invaded Iraq. (New York Times)
Cuts in defense budgets over the next few years in the wake of the recession are worrying major contractors across Europe. But the pressure to save on costs allied with the increasingly complex and fragmented nature of the security threats facing the world today could favor the growth of smaller independent technology service companies operating alongside major military equipment manufacturers or working directly with government defense agencies. (UPI)
White House cybersecurity aide Melissa Hathaway, who conducted last spring's review of the federal government's cybersecurity posture, will leave her job as acting senior director for cyberspace on August 21. (Government Information Security)