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REGISTER NOW: 42nd Annual Collaborative EW Symposium, January 24-26 |
The Mugu Crows Chapter of the AOC, under a co-sponsorship agreement with NAWCWD, will hold the Collaborative Electronic Warfare Symposium at the Ronald Reagan Library on January 24 and at Pt. Mugu, CA, on January 25-26. This conference is designed to look forward with an aim to understand the potential collaborative EW solution vectors to achieve interoperability in the near and long-term.
CALL FOR PRESENTATIONS ENDS DECEMBER 30: The call for presentations or demonstrations challenges presenters to explore the way forward in collaborative EW. Presentations or demonstrations from all services, DoD, industry and academia are requested that identify technical paths, options and potential opportunities for EW collaboration.
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IMPACT OF EXTREMISM: Information Operations Europe, February 22-23 |
This conference explores how individuals and groups use the information environment to advance extremism within nation states. The events surrounding the "Arab Spring" awakened Western countries to the plight of disenfranchised populations in the Arab Region and Northern Africa. Large groups of disaffected people coalesced their anger to overthrow long-standing governments. These groups leveraged the information environment to communicate on a world stage while garnering support within their home nation, across their region and from the entire world. This same information environment is available to other groups to advance their goals and objectives.
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DISCUSSION TOPIC: Do We Need an EMS Billy Mitchell? |
This article captures a conversation that’s been happening around EW, IO and EMS professional watercoolers for several years, but it’s actually been discussed at a much more in-depth perspective.
The question is "Do we need an EMS Billy Mitchell?"
Cyber certainly is like one aspect of aviation in Mitchell's heyday; it is one aspect much like tactical pursuit was part of the ongoing aviation discussion at the Air Corps Tactical School (ACTS) more than 90 years ago. The rest of the discussion taking place at ACTS was maturing the rest of the air domain and how to optimize and develop strategies for strategic bombardment, military resupply, ISR, etc.
So the real question is: How do we develop all the capabilities of the Electromagnetic Spectrum – the integration of Electronic Warfare, Information Operations, Offensive Cyber Operations and ISR?
No argument that cyber security is essential, but Billy Mitchell wasn’t focused on just defense. He was a visionary in seeing all that the air domain could provide.
We need to focus on the full maturation and development of Electromagnetic Spectrum strategies. The EMS Pearl Harbor is the real risk the current Billy Mitchells are preparing for. – Norm Balchunas
Do We Need a Cyber Billy Mitchell?
For the last few years, the talk has been that we are at risk of a cyber Pearl Harbor or a cyber Sept. 11. The context often is that we need a catastrophic wake-up call in order to get our cyber house in order. (Washington Technology)
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ACCESS RESOURCES from the AOC 48th Annual Symposium Online |
Continue your professional development this year with the AOC Learning Center. This online portal connects you to sessions recorded LIVE from the Annual Symposium and Convention. It’s nearly impossible to attend every session at the event but with the Learning Center, you can access twice the knowledge. It’s tough absorbing so much knowledge in such a short amount of time. The Learning Center lets you go back and review some of the most critical information from the most captivating speakers. AOC is committed to providing quality learning opportunities, which is why full symposium attendees can enjoy the ultimate digital conference FREE! Watch your email for instructions on how to access the Live Learning Center as a full symposium attendee.
Weren’t able to attend the 48th Annual Symposium? Become a virtual attendee and find out what you missed. Purchase your online access to the AOC Learning Center today for only $99 for complete access! Purchase now at http://AOC.sclivelearningcenter.com
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JOIN THE AOC COMMUNITY: Discussions Online in the AOC Communities of Interest |
Whether you're focusing on reprogramming, modeling and simulation or broader topics, the AOC Communities of Interest will offer an online community of EW and IO professionals discussing topics and sharing information.
Getting Started:
- Go to http://communities.crows.org/ or from www.crows.org, click "Communities."
- Click "Login to see members only content" located in the upper right-hand corner of the page in bold.
- You will be sent to the http://www.myaoc.org/ login. Type in your member username and password that you used to register for Convention (or any other AOC event) and click "Go."
- If you have never accessed the Communities page, you will be sent to the "Code of Conduct" page. From there, click "I Agree" to access the rest of the community pages.
- After you have clicked "I Agree," you will be sent to your profile.
To Update Your Profile
- You can enter or modify your bio info by clicking the "Add/Edit" links or "Update your information from LinkedIN" – remember to click "Save" when finished or "Save and Add Another."
- To participate in the discussions, you must enter an email under "Contact Information."
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INDUSTRY NEWS: Iranian TV Shows Downed U.S. Drone |
Iranian military officials have shown off an advanced U.S. spy drone that they say was brought down by electronic warfare near the Afghan border. Images broadcast on Iranian TV showed Iranian military officials inspecting the radar-evading, wedge-shaped aircraft, which appeared to be undamaged. (ABC Melbourne)
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INDUSTRY NEWS: Malfunction Likely Put U.S. Drone in Iranian Hands |
The unmanned U.S. drone Iran said on Sunday it had captured was programmed to automatically return to base even if its data link was lost, one key reason that U.S. officials say the drone likely malfunctioned and was not downed by Iranian electronic warfare. (Reuters)
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INDUSTRY NEWS: A Speed Bump for Pentagon’s Information Ops |
The Pentagon may have hit a speed bump in the expansion of its growing worldwide information operations. The Senate Armed Services Committee has asked Defense Secretary Leon Panetta to assess the effectiveness of a series of news and information Web sites that have been initiated by U.S. Special Operations Command (SOCOM) in recent years in a bid to counter extremist messaging. (Washington Post)
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INDUSTRY NEWS: Cyber Warfare to Cost the World $15.9bn in 2012 |
A new report from research firm Visiongain has prophesied that by the end of 2012 the "cyber warfare market" will be worth $15.9 billion. Visiongain's study suggested that as governments around the world invest further resources creating new systems and protective measures to combat cyber criminals and hostile state's hackers, the cyber defense industry will be worth around $15.9 billion. (International Business Times)
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Upcoming Industry Conferences and Tradeshows |
December 13-14: Vital UAS/RPA Requirements for Battlespace Control Working Group
Nellis AFB, Las Vegas, NV
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January 24-26: 42nd Annual Collaborative Electronic Warfare Symposium
Pt. Mugu, CA
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February 21-24: Second Annual International Conference on Electronic Warfare
Bangalore, India
Call for Papers
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February 22-23: InfowarCon Europe
NATO School, Oberammergau, Germany
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March 18-22: Dixie Crow Symposium 37
Warner Robins, GA
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March 20-22: Low Probability of Intercept/ELINT Conference
Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey CA
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April 4-5: Training, Tactics and Testing in the Contested EMS
Las Vegas, NV
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April 10-12: SOF EW: Training, Test and Special Ops in the EMS
Hurlburt Field, FL (Ft Walton Beach, FL)
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May 8-10: 5th Annual EW Capability Gaps and Enabling Technologies Conference
Crane, IN
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June 17-22: IEEE International Microwave Symposium (MTT-S)
Montreal, Canada
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Upcoming AOC Courses |
December 12: Survey of EW Unmanned Aerial System (UAS) Applications and Payloads
In conjunction with Vital UAS/RPA Requirements for Battlespace Control Conference
Las Vegas, NV
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January 23-24: Survey of Electromagnetic Battle Control Applications Course
In conjunction with the 42nd Annual Collaborative Electronic Warfare Symposium at the Naval Air Warfare Center- Weapons Division, Pt. Mugu, CA
Westlake Village, CA
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February 28-March 2: Introduction to Radar and Electronic Warfare Course
AOC Headquarters, Alexandria, VA
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March 19: Leveraging LPI Technologies
In conjunction with the Low Probability of Intercept/ELINT Conference at the US Navy Postgraduate School, Monterey, CA
Monterey, CA
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April 2-3: Modeling & Simulation Course
in conjunction with the Training, Tactics and Testing in a Congested EMS Conference at Nellis AFB and Rio Hotel
Las Vegas, NV
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