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What's New AOC is set to release the AOC White Paper on "21st Century Electronic Warfare" by Robert Elder Lt Gen, USAF (Ret) on February 23 during the Conference. The AOC's white paper on 21st Century Electronic Warfare (21CEW) is a comprehensive review of the US strategy to ensure US military superiority across the electromagnetic spectrum. Don't miss this event! Join us in Las Vegas for the Joint Electronic Attack Conference: AEA Operations Supporting Land, Sea and Air. Key topics will include data fusion, net-centric operations, JSEAD transformation, AEA applications and threats to future air operations. Current operations and trends from warfighters highlight the conference. The deadline is fast approaching, so make your hotel reservations now! JUST ANNOUNCED: 2010 Capitol Hill Awareness Day Registration Opens Next Week! The AOC will be convening its annual Capitol Hill Awareness Day (CHAD), April 13-14, at the Capitol Hill Club in Washington, DC. CHAD is designed to train AOC members to effectively communicate to Congress and provide members the opportunity to meet their congressional representatives. The event begins with an unclassified Future of EW Symposium on Tuesday morning, April 13 at 8:00 a.m., and a Multi-National Forum lunch sponsored by the AOC Capital Chapter at 11:30 a.m. The CHAD training seminar begins Tuesday afternoon at 1:30 PM. CHAD participants then visit Capitol Hill on Wednesday, April 14, to meet with their congressional representatives. The Future of EW Symposium is $25 for both AOC members and nonmembers and CHAD is free for AOC members only. For more information, please visit the AOC advocacy site at www.crows.org or contact Ken Miller, AOC Director of Government and Industry Affairs, at kmiller@crows.org.  March 21-25: Join us at Dixie Crow 35The Dixie Crows currently have 48 vendors/exhibitors reserving 71 10x10 booths confirmed to support the exhibit portion of the upcoming 35th Annual Dixie Crow EW Symposium. Take a look at our new layout for 2010 along with the exhibitors and booth assignments. Come join us for Dixie Crow 35! Click here for a list of current exhibitors. Click here for more information and registration details.  In Berlin, Germany, the global event for EW - held in collaboration with the AOC and strongly supported by European and international industry.Electronic and computer attack-the futuristic segment of the Pentagon's arsenal-will benefit from the proposed 2011 military spending plan, but identifying all the key pieces is difficult without close scrutiny. (Aviation Week) Call it a case of defense-press diplomacy: An Iranian colonel this week spoke publicly about a "special weapon" that was tailor-made to destroy US Apache attack helicopters. The government-run Iranian news agency also released images of the shoulder-fired surface-to-air missile. (Popular Mechanics) Operations in Iraq and Afghanistan over the past decade have changed what the Royal Air Force buys and how it's organized. Critical wartime lessons, says Air Chief Marshal Sir Stephen Dalton, the UK chief of air staff, underscore the need for flexible airpower with speed and reach - in air mobility, attack and combat ISTAR (intelligence, surveillance, target acquisition and reconnaissance). (Defense News) Israel is pressing the US administration to clinch a deal for up to 75 F-35 stealth fighters but Lockheed Martin wants to sell the fifth-generation fighter to Arabs as well. (UPI) A US Air Force fighter jet recently performed as a reconnaissance platform by using a targeting sensor to detect radio emissions and then transmitting their type and location in near real time to commanders and troops on the ground. The demonstration at a military exercise highlighted the use of nontraditional aerial platforms, such as fast attack jets, for surveillance and reconnaissance. (SIGNAL) An aircraft carrier and several squadrons based in Hampton Roads have received efficiency awards from Naval Air Force Atlantic, the Navy said this week. (The Virginian-Pilot) With the Iranian nuclear program in full steam, the IDF may face its greatest challenge yet, but will Ashkenazi be there to lead it? (Jerusalem Post) The seven countries that ordered the Airbus A400M military transport plane have submitted a joint proposal on how to cover extra costs, a German defense ministry spokesman said February 15. (Defense News) |
Industry News Each year the AOC membership helps determine the future direction of the AOC by electing representatives to its Board of Directors. Nominations for the 2010 election are now being accepted through April 21. Read the February Digital JED Access the online edition of JED, with unique, interactive features that allow you to save, send to a friend, click through the pages and more. Click here to access using your www.crows.org username and password. Or, use this courtesy password: Username: FebJED Password: crow0210 If you have any access issues, please drop us a note.  AOC Accepting 2010 Award NominationsDon't miss this chance to recognize individuals and units for their achievements. Nominations for the 2010 AOC awards, including the AOC Gold Medal, the Stanley Hall Business Development Award, Communications Award, Outstanding Unit Awards and more than 20 others are being accepted now through April 19. Download the Nomination Form Read the Digital IO Journal The winter edition of the IO Journal, the peer-reviewed publication of the AOC's Information Operations Institute, offers insightful and timely pieces impacting IO professionals. Read the Interactive Digital Edition Download a Standard PDF Components Corner
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Calendar of Events Chantilly, VA Alexandria, VA Las Vegas, NV Alexandria, VA Warner Robins, GA Alexandria, VA Alexandria, VA Alexandria, VA Alexandria, VA "Systemic Electronic Attack: The Future is Now" Adelaide, Australia Washington, DC Alexandria, VA Little Creek, VA Berlin, Germany Crane, IN Washington, DC Alexandria, VA Anaheim, CA |
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