Collaborative EW Symposium 2023
March 14-16, 2023 | Pt. Mugu, CA

Symposium theme: “Evaluating current EW innovation in context of current real world conflicts”

The war in Ukraine has identified the relevance of collaborative EW in support of rapid unfolding operations, with rapid adaptation and innovation contributing to the fight. What does this conflict teach us about what to do and what not to do in the spectrum? Who else will learn these lessons and to what result?”

The 50th year of the Collaborative EW Symposium at Pt. Mugu will provide a venue to disseminate current research in the fields of collaborative EW with an emphasis on innovation in collaborative EW. Prominent leaders, contributors, and representatives from the United States and Australian military, government, academia and industry will come together to address emerging technologies required to address current dynamic operations.

Submission deadline: Dec. 14

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On Nov. 29, 2022, people all around the world are coming together to tap into the power of human connection and strengthen communities and change our world. Will you be one of them?

Help our mission to assist future crows in their career goals. Each year, AEF helps AOC provide scholarships and grants to assist military enlisted personnel and U.S. undergraduate students in electrical engineering, physics, mathematics, and related disciplines.This year, we hope you will consider making a contribution to the AOC’s Educational Foundation (AEF) and help our mission to assist future crows in their career goals. 

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AOC's regularly scheduled podcast features interviews, analyses, and discussions covering leading issues of the day related to EMSO, plus topics including current events and news from around the world, US Congress and the annual defense budget, and military news from the US and allied countries. Episodes also bring you closer to AOC events and provide a forum to dive deeper into policy issues impacting our community.

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2023 AOC Sponsorship Catalog
AOC connects electromagnetic warfare practitioners, industry partners, policymakers and procurement decision-makers.

For more than 55 years, electronic warfare (EW), electromagnetic spectrum operations (EMSO), cyber electromagnetic activities (CEMA) and information operations (IO) professionals from military, government, industry and academia have looked to AOC to provide access to emerging technologies and the latest developments to protect the warfighter. Plan to partner with AOC in 2023! AOC sponsorships are a great way to increase your reach and to be part of what's happening right now EMSO industry. Learn More

In the Flat Field: Did Russian Army Electronic Warfare Underperform in Ukraine?
Dec. 15 | 2–3 p.m. EDT

In the Flat Field: Did Russian Army Electronic Warfare underperform in Ukraine? Since the Russian government began to overhaul its military early last decade, fears in NATO and allied nations have deepened over the efficacy of its army's electronic warfare systems.

New capabilities have been deployed and supported previous Russian military adventures in Georgia, Ukraine and Syria with seemingly great effect. The world's media has shared photographs of fearsome looking equipment deployed in rural farmland.

This time, however, things seem different. The army's EW capabilities appear conspicuous by their absence since Russia invaded Ukraine on Feb. 24. While the force has performed electronic warfare it does not seem to have been anywhere near as ferocious as anticipated. Moreover, the Russian Army has failed to win and sustain electromagnetic supremacy.

This webinar will look at the Russian Army's war in the electromagnetic spectrum. It will draw tentative conclusions as to why the force's EW capabilities may have underperformed. It examines the resulting implications for NATO and allied nations."

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The secretary general of NATO said that a Ukrainian air defense missile most likely caused the explosion on the Polish-Ukrainian border on Tuesday. (New York Times)

Difficulties with testing and training for electromagnetic spectrum operations, in the US and worldwide, was an issue highlighted throughout the AOC 2022 in Washington last month. (Shepherd Media)

Since Russian troops withdrew and Ukrainian forces moved in, residents are meeting up in the city's main square to celebrate, waving their flag, singing and dancing. (NPR)