Two US defense contractors are moving ahead with a project to develop a next-generation electronic warfare and electro-optical aircraft self-protection system for Navy and Marine Corps helicopters and other aircraft called the Joint and Allied Threat Awareness System (JATAS). (Military & Aerospace Electronics)
Keynoters for the AOC's 2009 International Convention & Symposium, "Modernizing EW: Balancing Cost and Capability," October 18-22 in Washington, DC, include:
LTG Stephen M. Speakes, Deputy Chief of Staff, G-8;
Maj. Gen. David J. Scott, Director, Operational Capability Requirements, DCS, Operations, Plans and Requirements, USAF; and
Mr. Itzchak Gat, CEO, Elisra. Pre-registration ends Tuesday, October 6. So register today!
Last year this was a very successful conference with direct impact on Navy programs. Register now so you don't miss your chance to take part in the discussions! The Secret/US only conference will be held at Little Creek Naval Amphibious Base.
The AOC is calling for presenters for the conference at the Naval Post Graduate School in Monterey, CA.
The Operationalizing Intelligence in Electronic Warfare for the 21st Century conference will be held at the NASIC conference facility, Wright-Patterson AFB, Dayton, OH, December 1-2. Previously unpublished contributions across a broad range of topics in intelligence support across the electromagnetic spectrum are being solicited.
The unclassified Worldwide EW Infrastructure Conference has been moved to December 1-3 at the Georgia Tech Hotel & Conference Center in Atlanta. Don't miss an agenda that includes sustainment, development interoperability/testing, training and transformation.
As the US Army approaches eight years of counter-insurgency operations in two theaters, Iraq and Afghanistan, the enemy use of the electromagnetic spectrum against US soldiers has remained a persistent challenge. (Army.mil)