eCrow Newsletter

French Military Turns to Sci-Fi to Fight Russia Hacking

June 15, 2022 -- Industry News

In November, a team of French science fiction writers working with the country’s military dreamed up a new program, known as Myriade, to head off future threats: one that would help nations detect the manipulation of public opinion. The move quickly proved prescient. (Defense News)

AT&T Demonstrates 5G Capability for Navy ‘Smart Warehouse’

June 15, 2022 -- Industry News

AT&T Inc. said it successfully demonstrated its 5G network at Naval Base Coronado in California as part of a Department of Defense effort to adopt the technology and create so-called smart warehouses. (C4ISRNet)

Army to Double Cyber Corps Strength as Focus Shifts

June 15, 2022 -- Industry News

The US Army will double the size of its active-duty cyber forces by the end of the decade as the Pentagon shifts its focus from counterinsurgency and prepares for future fights with technologically savvy opponents, officials said. (C4ISRNet)

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June 15, 2022 -- Careers

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Space Force Urged to Use Single Company for Managing National Security Launch Integration

June 8, 2022 -- Industry News

As the U.S. Space Force plans for a growing number of national security launches in coming years, House lawmakers want the service to choose a single company to manage launch integration. (Defense News)

Australia Canada Accuse China of ‘Dangerous’ Air Intercepts

June 8, 2022 -- Industry News

Australia and Canada have accused China of conducting dangerous intercepts of maritime patrol aircraft performing routine surveillance and sanctions-monitoring missions over the East and South China seas. (Defense News)

Russia Weaponizing Food Supplies to ‘Blackmail the World’

June 8, 2022 -- Industry News

Russian airstrikes hit a freight railcar repair factory in the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv on the weekend, a week after Russian President Vladimir Putin promised to facilitate the export of grain from Ukraine amid a worsening global food shortage and inflation crisis. The latest attacks on the railcar factory — reportedly used to transport goods such as grain — have raised questions over the possibility Moscow could weaponize the supply of food. (CNBC)

AOC CAREER CENTER � Find Your Next Opportunity

June 8, 2022 -- Careers

Featured Jobs:

• Systems Engineer — Babcock — Inskip, United Kingdom

Russia Jams NATO Drone Flying Over Black Sea

June 1, 2022 -- Industry News

Russian forces claim to have jammed a NATO drone over the Black Sea, Russian state-controlled news agency RIA Novosti reported on Tuesday. The news agency reports that Russia's electronic warfare system jammed a NATO unmanned aerial vehicle while the drone was trying to conduct reconnaissance over the Black Sea and approaching the coast of Crimea. (Newsweek)

Russia’s Control of Snake Island Spells Instability for Parts of Africa, Middle East

June 1, 2022 -- Industry News

Russia’s foothold on Snake Island, a smattering of land off the coast of Western Ukraine is bolstering its control of the Black Sea, preventing Ukrainian ships from delivering the country’s life-sustaining grain to Egypt, Algeria, Libya and others. (Forbes)

Army Signs Deal to Backfill Stingers Sent to Ukraine

June 1, 2022 -- Industry News

The US Army has awarded a $624.6 million contract to Raytheon Technologies to build Stinger anti-aircraft missiles to restock its own supply after sending roughly 1,400 Stingers to Ukraine to bolster the nation’s defense against the Russian invasion. (Defense News)

AOC CAREER CENTER � Find Your Next Opportunity

June 1, 2022 -- Careers

Featured Jobs:

• Senior Principal Systems Engineer - (HEL) — Raytheon — McKinney, Texas

• Systems Engineer — Babcock — Inskip, United Kingdom

JED News

May 25, 2022 -- Industry News

AVANTIX Debuts Flashhawk Airborne COMINT/CESM Suite

French EW house Avantix has commenced initial production of its FlashHawk airborne communications intelligence/communications electronic support measures (COMINT/CESM) suite in anticipation of launch orders. (JED)

Denmark to Supply Ukraine with Harpoon Missiles

May 25, 2022 -- Industry News

Denmark will arm Ukraine with with a modern Harpoon anti-ship launcher and missiles to protect its coasts, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said Monday after concluding the latest U.S.-led meeting of international defense chiefs to coordinate military aid for Ukraine. (Defense News)

Poland Requests 6 Additional Patriot Batteries from US

May 25, 2022 -- Industry News

Polish Defense Minister Mariusz Błaszczak has announced his country is launching the second phase of its mid-range air defense program by requesting the U.S. government to sell it six Patriot batteries with related gear. (Defense News)

AOC CAREER CENTER � Find Your Next Opportunity

May 25, 2022 -- Careers

Featured Jobs:

• Senior Principal Systems Engineer - (HEL) — Raytheon — McKinney, Texas

• Systems Engineer — Babcock — Inskip, United Kingdom

India Halts Ka-31 Helicopter Deal with Russia

May 18, 2022 -- Industry News

India has halted negotiations with Russia for the former to acquire 10 Kamov Ka-31 airborne early warning helicopters for $520 million, following uncertainties in arms supplies amid Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. (Defense News)

Navy Creates Unmanned Surface Vessel Division

May 18, 2022 -- Industry News

The Pacific Fleet has stood up Unmanned Surface Vessel Division One to expedite the integration of unmanned surface vessels. The unit will manage unmanned surface vessel experimentation for medium and large unmanned surface vessels like the Sea Hunter and the Sea Hawk, both of which will participate in anti-submarine warfare missions. The Pacific Fleet’s Naval Surface Force held a ceremony May 13 establishing the command at Naval Base San Diego. (Defense News)

Most Projects on Pentagon’s $5.7B ‘Wish List’ Likely to Stay Unfunded

May 18, 2022 -- Industry News

A little-known military construction funding policy will likely prevent Congress from granting most of the Pentagon’s $5.7 billion unfunded priorities list for lab and testing infrastructure projects, many of which are too early in the planning and design process for lawmakers to consider. (C4ISRNet)

AOC CAREER CENTER � Find Your Next Opportunity

May 18, 2022 -- Careers

Featured Jobs:

• Principal RF/Microwave Engineer/Specialist — W. L. Gore & Associates — Elkton, Maryland

• Systems Engineer — Babcock — Inskip, United Kingdom

Global EW Market Size to Reach USD $25.73B in 2030

May 11, 2022 -- Industry News

The global electronic warfare market size reached USD 17.72 Billion in 2021 and is expected to register a significantly rapid revenue CAGR during the forecast period, according to latest analysis by Emergen Research. (Yahoo Finance)

US Sending Ukraine Electronic Jamming Gear in $150M Package

May 11, 2022 -- Industry News

The U.S. is sending electronic jamming equipment to the front lines in Ukraine. The Defense Department on May 6 said a $150 million security package bound for Eastern Europe includes the jamming gear, as well as 25,000 artillery rounds, radar systems, and other field equipment and spares. (C4ISRNet)

DARPA Maturing Scramjet-Powered Hypersonic Weapon Concept

May 11, 2022 -- Industry News

The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, in a bid to mature its scramjet-powered hypersonic weapon program, is seeking $60 million in its fiscal 2023 budget for the next phase of the Hypersonic Air-breathing Weapons Concept. (Defense News)

[AOC Conference] Electronic Warfare Capability Gaps and Enabling Technologies 2022

May 11, 2022 -- Calendar
May 10-11 | Crane, Indiana

[AOC Conference] AOC Europe 2022

May 11, 2022 -- Calendar
May 10-12 | Montpellier, France

[AOC Conference] Cyber/Electronic Warfare Convergence 2022 Conference

May 11, 2022 -- Calendar
June 7-9 | Charleston, South Carolina

AOC CAREER CENTER � Find Your Next Opportunity

May 11, 2022 -- Careers

Featured Jobs:

• Principal RF/Microwave Engineer/Specialist — W. L. Gore & Associates — Elkton, Maryland

• Systems Engineer — Babcock — Inskip, United Kingdom

Read the May JED Digital Edition

May 4, 2022 -- Industry News

May Issue Highlights:

Cover Story: Layered Protection for Amor Survivability

News:

• Feature: Long-Range Strike

• EW 101: Electromagnetic Protection

• News: DARPA Issues Microelectronics BAA

Russian EW General Among 100 Killed in Airstrike

May 4, 2022 -- Industry News

Russia is said to have lost another general in Vladimir Putin's invasion of Ukraine, the Kyiv Post reported Sunday. A Ukrainian official said Maj. Gen. Andrei Simonov was killed near the city of Izyum in the Kharkiv region, which is occupied by Russian forces. (Business Insider)

Navy Cuts Deal to See Microsoft’s Tools Before They Hit Market

May 4, 2022 -- Industry News

The Naval Postgraduate School and Microsoft have signed a cooperative research and development agreement to tackle four key technology areas where industry investments and naval operational needs may overlap. The agreement, announced publicly on May 2, covers work involving intelligent edge computing solutions and cloud-enhanced networks; gaming, exercising, modeling and simulation to improve military capability development and command decision-making; the development of a “campus of the future” at the school’s Monterey, California, campus; and establishing an infrastructure and processes that can rapidly transition research and development projects to the field. (C4ISRNet)

[AOC Conference] Electronic Warfare Capability Gaps and Enabling Technologies 2022

May 4, 2022 -- Calendar
May 10-11 | Crane, Indiana

[AOC Webinar] Solutions for Quantum Computing and Communications

May 4, 2022 -- Calendar
2-3 p.m. EDT

[AOC Conference] Cyber/Electronic Warfare Convergence 2022 Conference

May 4, 2022 -- Calendar
June 7-9 | Charleston, South Carolina

AOC CAREER CENTER � Find Your Next Opportunity

May 4, 2022 -- Careers

Featured Jobs:

• Principal RF/Microwave Engineer/Specialist — W. L. Gore & Associates — Elkton, Maryland

• Systems Engineer — Babcock — Inskip, United Kingdom

SpaceX Starlink Fought Off Russian Jamming Attack in Ukraine

April 27, 2022 -- Industry News

A Pentagon official has detailed the speed at which Elon Musk's SpaceX Starlink fought off a Russian jamming attack in Ukraine. Starlink, the satellite-based internet division of SpaceX, has been helping Ukrainians stay online during Russia's invasion. SpaceX CEO Musk sent Starlink kits to Ukraine after Mykhailo Fedorov, the country's vice prime minister, requested help from the billionaire in late February. (Business Insider)

What Weapons Does Ukraine Have to Fight Russia?

April 27, 2022 -- Industry News

Russia’s brutal invasion of Ukraine, now entering its third month, has seen devastating missile attacks striking cities like Kyiv, Kharkiv and Mariupol as Vladimir Putin’s forces adopt brutal siege warfare tactics, similar to those it has deployed in the past in Chechnya and Syria. (Independent)

Pentagon Wants at Least $377M Over 5 Years for New Rapid Experimentation Fund

April 27, 2022 -- Industry News

The Pentagon is seeking $377 million over five years to fund high-profile rapid experimentation projects, including initial efforts to close capability gaps in support of the Joint Warfighting Concept and improve Joint All Domain Operations in U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, budget details released Tuesday show. (C4ISRNet)

[AOC Conference] Cyber Electromagnetic Activity (CEMA) 2022

April 27, 2022 -- Calendar
May 3-4 | Belcamp, Maryland

[AOC Conference] Electronic Warfare Capability Gaps and Enabling Technologies 2022

April 27, 2022 -- Calendar
May 10-11 | Crane, Indiana

[AOC Webinar] Solutions for Quantum Computing and Communications

April 27, 2022 -- Calendar
2-3 p.m. EDT

AOC CAREER CENTER � Find Your Next Opportunity

April 27, 2022 -- Careers

Featured Jobs:

• Principal RF/Microwave Engineer/Specialist — W. L. Gore & Associates — Elkton, Maryland

• Systems Engineer — Babcock — Inskip, United Kingdom

NATO Defensive Aids System STANAG Ratified

April 20, 2022 -- Industry News

Delivered under SCI-260 (Platform-Level EW Architectures to Protect Joint/Coalition Air Operations), the NATO Defensive Aids System (NDAS) is a Smart Defence project established to develop a standardized open architecture and common message set to support the “plug and play” integration of threat warning sensors and countermeasure effectors onto operational platforms, and at the same time formalize a NATO Standard (STANAG 4781).

US Army Document Details Plan to Update WWII-Era Ammo Plants and Depots

April 20, 2022 -- Industry News

The U.S. Army is investing an estimated $16 billion in an effort to rennovate ammunition plants and depots that still operate as they did during World Ward Two.

Ukraine Conflict Heightens US Military’s Data Privacy Vulnerabilities

April 20, 2022 -- Industry News

While artillery strikes and armored assaults get the most media attention, Russion operators have been waging a cyberwar against Ukrainian citizens, spamming their inboxes with emails filled with malware.

[AOC Conference] Cyber Electromagnetic Activity (CEMA) 2022

April 20, 2022 -- Calendar
May 3-4 | Belcamp, Maryland

[AOC Conference] Electronic Warfare Capability Gaps and Enabling Technologies 2022

April 20, 2022 -- Calendar
May 10-11 | Crane, Indiana

[AOC Webinar] Solutions for Quantum Computing and Communications

April 20, 2022 -- Calendar
2-3 p.m. EDT