PRICES INCREASE SOON: Take the Essentials of 21st Century Electronic Warfare Course, July 19-22

This course provides an overview of Electronic Warfare from its roots in Electronic Combat to its contemporary EM Spectrum Warfare applications. Although this is not a technical course aimed at engineers, certain technological principles will be presented in order to baseline attendees that will help demonstrate the unique knowledge, skills and abilities that warfare across the EM spectrum requires. Rates increase July 8, so register today!
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BRING CONGRUENCY TO EW: Register for the Intelligent EW Operations Conference, August 10-11

This new conference, done in conjunction with NMIA, seeks to bring congruency to the EW enterprise by enabling the EW community to influence and plan for the future intelligence needs of the next 10 years through a better understanding of intelligence analysis priorities, resources and processes. Don't miss this chance to better prepare for the EW system needs of the coming decade.
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SAVE THE DATE: Registration for AOC International Symposium & Convention Opens July 1

Mark your calendar for the biggest AOC community event of the year! In 2011, the AOC's 48th Annual International Symposium & Convention returns to Washington, D.C., from November 13-16. This year's theme of "Victory Through the Electro-Magnetic Spectrum" will inspire discussions, educational tracks and sessions about strategic uses of the EMS across military operations. Keynote speakers include Gen. Peter W. Chiarelli, Vice Chief of Staff of the Army. Early bird registration opens July 1; reserve your space before September 1 and save on your registration fees!
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JUST ADDED: September ELINT and Modern Signals Course

September 20-23 at AOC Headquarters in Alexandria, Va. Learn about current methods, future problems and possible solutions to ELINT challenges. The emphasis is on signal interception, signal processing, and signal analysis – especially as applied to modern radar signals. Taught by Richard G. Wiley.
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TIME IS RUNNING OUT: Don't Miss the AOC's EW Pavilion at DSEi

AOC has partnered with the bi-annual Defense Security & Equipment International (DSEi), the world's largest fully integrated defense and security exhibition, to host an EW pavilion at the 2011 event September 13-16 at ExCeL London, UK. Join AOC in the EW Pavilion, showcasing electronic warfare capabilities for attendees -- including the more than 70 country delegations expected during the event. Join the AOC in showcasing EW to the international defense technology community.
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INDUSTRY NEWS: The Secret History of Iraq’s Invisible War

In the early years of the Iraq war, the U.S. military developed a technology so secret that soldiers would refuse to acknowledge its existence, and reporters mentioning the gear were promptly escorted out of the country. That equipment – a radio-frequency jammer – was upgraded several times, and eventually robbed the Iraq insurgency of its most potent weapon, the remote-controlled bomb. (Wired)
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INDUSTRY NEWS: Efforts Under Way to Harden Unpiloted Aircraft for Contested Airspace

What happens when the services want to fly their unmanned aerial vehicles inside a hostile nation that has the air defenses to deter them? Military leaders are beginning to wonder how Predators, Reapers, Hunters, Shadows and the rest will perform in unfriendly skies. (National Defense)
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INDUSTRY NEWS: The Next Generation Jammer and Distributed Electronic Warfare

The U.S. has lost its edge in electronic warfare. That’s the message Defense Secretary Robert Gates sent out with the January 2011 release of the 2012 defense budget, which calls for significantly increased funding for electronic warfare (EW) programs. It’s a theme military leaders and defense commentators have also been trumpeting. (Defense Media Network)
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INDUSTRY NEWS: Defence Brass Split Over French Mirage Upgrade Deal

With the $2.4 billion Mirage-2000 upgrade deal with France in its final stages, India's defence ministry and air force top brass seem to be split over the high costs and likely benefits to the country's future air power needs. (Economic Times)
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PARIS AIR SHOW: ITT Set to Relaunch ALQ-136

ITT is set to relaunch production of its ALQ-136 electronic warfare countermeasure system after a period of five years as part of a strategy to target international customers. (Shephard Group)
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PARIS AIR SHOW: Block 40 Global Hawk Heads for First Flight

Northrop Grumman officials reported during a Paris Air Show briefing that the first Block 40 Global Hawk high-altitude UAV for the U.S. Air Force is scheduled to make its first flight this week equipped with the Northrop Grumman/Raytheon radar technology insertion program (RTIP) sensor. (AIN)
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PARIS AIR SHOW: JSF Training Awaits Testers' Verdict

U.S. Navy and Air Force test personnel will conduct an operational utility evaluation (OUE) of the Joint Strike Fighter using six of the first F-35As to go to the schoolhouse in Eglin AFB, Fla., this fall. (Aviation Week)
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PARIS AIR SHOW: Selex Galileo Reveals New UAV with EW Payload

Selex Galileo revealed that it also had developed an electronic warfare (EW) payload for the Falco UAV comprising a wing-tip array for ‘high accuracy’ direction finding, data-sharing and geo-location capabilities. (Shephard Group)
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INDUSTRY NEWS: Longest-Serving ‘Vanguard’ Battalion Soldier Continues Service to His Unit

Sgt. Brian McCown, assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 1st Bn., 18th Inf. Regt. and a Eureka, Mo., native, is an M1 Abrams Main Battle Tank crewman who also serves as the battalion ammunition non-commissioned officer, electronic warfare non-commissioned officer, and air movement coordinator. (DVIDS)
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Company News

Raytheon to Provide Radar Warning Receivers, Anti-Jam GPS Navigation Systems for Boeing KC-46 Tankers
Aircraft designers at the Boeing Co. in Seattle needed digital electronic warfare and anti-jam satellite navigation systems for the KC-46 aerial refueling tanker -- a flying gas station based on the Boeing 767 passenger jetliner. (Military & Aerospace Electronics)
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General Dynamics-AIS Wins USAF Contract
General Dynamics Advanced Information Systems has been awarded a contract worth $7.8 million to develop an Open System Architecture (OSA) common back-end digital processor. Through this contract, the U.S. Air Force intends to include radars, SIGINT sensors, electronic-warfare and communication systems for the entire family of Air Force radio frequency (RF) electronic devices. (Gamut News)
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Upcoming Industry Conferences and Tradeshows

August 10-11: Intelligent EW Operations Conference
Manassas, Va.
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August 28-September 1: InfowarCon Europe 2011
NATO School, Oberammergau, Germany
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September 13-15: Maneuvering in Cyberspace and IO: InfowarCon Cyber
Linthicum Heights, Md.
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September 13-16: DSEi
London, UK
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November 13-16: 48th Annual AOC International Symposium and Convention
Washington, D.C.
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November 29-December 1: Converging Cyber, IO and EW Conference
Charleston, S.C.
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December 7-8: EW Payloads on RPA's Conference
Nellis and Creech AFBs, Las Vegas, Nev.
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Upcoming AOC Courses

July 19-22: Essentials of 21st Century EW Course
Alexandria, Va.
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August 2-5: Introduction to Information Operations
Alexandria, Va.
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August 4-5: Directed Infrared Countermeasures (DIRCM) Principles Course
Palmdale, Calif.
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August 8-9: Intelligence Support for Spectrum Operations
Manassas, Va.
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August 8-12: Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) and Unmanned Aerial Systems (UASs): Missions, Payloads, Links and Performance Course
Palmdale, Calif.
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August 15-19: Electro-Optics and Infrared (EO/IR) Fundamentals and EO/IR Countermeasures for EW Engineers and Managers Course
Palmdale, Calif.
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September 20-23: ELINT and Modern Signals Course
Alexandria, Va.
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