REGISTER NOW FOR TOMORROW'S FREE WEBINAR: MIMO Radars – Whatever You Can Do, We Can Do
June 25, 2015  |  1400-1500 EDT (1800-1900 GMT)

It has been shown that ground Multiple Input, Multiple Output (MIMO) radars can provide orders of magnitude better resolution and accuracy (10x, 100x, or 1000x better) than conventional radars. This presentation shows how to use conventional radars to do this as well. The MIMO array uses a thin linear array on transmit and collocated full linear array on receive. It is called a thin/full array. We show how the same MIMO thin/full array can be used as a conventional array to provide the same resolution and accuracy as the MIMO array, have no grating lobes, and use exactly the same time and energy for search. So, the MIMO and conventional are exactly equivalent performance wise. However, the signal processing load for the MIMO radar system can typically be much larger than for its conventional equivalents.

This presentation is given in tutorial form. We give physical insight into MIMO and its conventional equivalents. We explain both. No math needed.

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AOC Expands Outreach Efforts
The AOC is pleased to announce that an "Outreach Consultant" position advertised in the JED has been filled by Mr. Philip DuPree. Mr. DuPree brings a rich EW background and expertise from his career in the U.S. Marine Corps, Navy and industry positions. His start date is October 1, 2015. In the newly created position, Mr. DuPree’s primary responsibility will be to coordinate and collaborate the AOC’s strategy with U.S. stakeholders (military, government, industry, academia and possible other entities). He also will support the AOC’s advocacy program.

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2015 AOC ELECTIONS: Board of Directors Elections Open Wednesday, July 1

Based on a Board of Directors decision in early 2014, only two At Large Director positions are up for election during the July 1-31, 2015 election period. However, due to an unfortunate error in the voting instructions published in the June 2015 JED, it was inadvertently printed that three At Large Directors from the six candidates could be selected on your ballot instead of the proper number of two.

The online elections software will treat the At Large voting section of the ballot correctly by limiting your selections to two. However,  the June JED included paper copies, which could be used for voting. When and if the AOC HQ receives these paper ballots by mail, those voters will be contacted and given the opportunity to select their top two candidates for At Large. The June 2015 JED online version now contains the correct information on voting, and that ballot can be printed and used. We have also used other means to get the word out about this situation. 

All other election process information, instructions and candidates in the printed issue are correct for the election, which opens July 1 and will continue through July 31, 2015. 

Thank you for your understanding. We urge you to vote. If you have any further questions on this matter, you should contact Glorianne O'Neilin, AOC Director of Membership, at (703) 549-1600 or oneilin@crows.org.

Corrected June JED online Election Guide
Election Guide in PDF Format

Sincerely,
Sam Roberts
N&E Chairman

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AOC CONVENTION: Show Floor is 88% Sold! Reserve Your Booth Today!
The Annual AOC International Symposium and Convention is the leading trade event of the global Electronic Warfare and Signals Intelligence market. Across the globe, governments spend more than $7 billion per year on EW and SIGINT equipment and services. How do companies (from systems manufacturers to subsystem and component suppliers) reach their customers in this unique market? They exhibit at the AOC Convention.

For more than 50 years, the AOC Symposium has served as the meeting place for the military customers who buy EW and SIGINT systems and the companies who develop and manufacture them. It is, without a doubt, the most important annual trade event in the global EW and SIGINT market.

The 2014 AOC Convention in Washington, D.C., drew more than 1,300 participants from 29 countries. For most of the 95-plus organizations that exhibited at the Symposium, this was a highly successful event, especially since many of the Symposium attendees who visited the exhibition floor controlled or influenced acquisition decisions within their organizations.

Space is filling up quickly, so secure yours today. Contact Stew Taylor, Exhibits Manager, taylor@crows.org or (540) 891-9956.

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REGISTER FOR THE JULY AOC VIRTUAL SERIES: SAR and GMTI – Two Great Radar Modes That Go Great Together

July 9, 2015  |  1400-1500 EDT (1800-1900 GMT)

Modern air-to-ground radar operation is dominated by two modes: ground-moving target indication (GMTI) and synthetic aperture radar (SAR). GMTI is focused on detection and geolocation of vehicles and personnel moving on the ground, while SAR produces fine-resolution imagery of stationary objects. These modes, while similar on the surface, have historically been realized with very different and dedicated hardware and software. More recently, however, multi-function radar systems have enabled a blending of these heretofore distinct modalities.

This tutorial will begin with a quick review of air-to-ground radar operation, quickly moving into a comparison and contrasting of the SAR and GMTI modes. Next, a detailed description of the implementation and processing behind these modes will be presented. Finally, several examples of combined modes – applications sharing attributes of both SAR and GMTI – will be examined.

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CALL FOR PRESENTATIONS EXTENDED: Cyber Electromagnetic Activity 2015, October 6-8, Aberdeen Proving Ground

The International AOC and APG Susquehanna Chapter of the AOC, under a co-sponsorship agreement with Army Team C4ISR APG, will hold the Inaugural CEMA 2015 Conference at Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD. Sessions are open to Five Eye nations.

The theme for the inaugural CEMA 2015 event is "Synchronizing Cyber Electromagnetic Activities to Win in a Complex World." The newly published Army Operating Concept (AOC) emphasizes the importance of ready land forces and their significance to the joint and coalition fight and recognizes the need for continued innovation to "Win in a Complex World." Cyberspace operations, in conjunction with electronic warfare and electromagnetic spectrum operations, are identified in the AOC as one of the seven core Army competency areas critical to shaping the operational environment and winning decisively. Equally new to the Army is the concept of Cyber Electromagnetic Activities, or CEMA, which is outlined in the first doctrinal field manual of its kind that integrates and synchronizes cyberspace operations, electronic warfare (EW), and spectrum management operations (SMO). The CEMA 2015 event will allow for an exchange of ideas, concepts and information; provide a venue to address these new and emerging concepts; and serve as a framework to discuss ongoing and future research and development to set the conditions for innovation and success.

Attending the CEMA 2015 event also will provide the Army and DOD electronic warfare and cyber communities of interest an opportunity to meet with and discuss the current and emerging electronic and cyber warfare requirements with coalition partners, industry technicians, engineers, scientists, and other government agencies and learn from their successes.

CALL FOR PRESENTATIONS – EXTENDED TO JUNE 29
The newly published Army Operating Concept (AOC) emphasizes the importance of ready land forces and their significance to the joint and coalition fight and recognizes the need for continued innovation to "Win in a Complex World." Cyberspace operations, in conjunction with electronic warfare and electromagnetic spectrum operations, are identified in the Army Operating Concept as one of the seven core competency areas critical to shaping the operational environment and winning decisively. Equally new to the Army is the concept of Cyber Electromagnetic Activities, or CEMA, which is outlined in the first doctrinal field manual of its kind that integrates and synchronizes cyberspace operations, electronic warfare (EW), and spectrum management operations (SMO). The CEMA 2015 event will provide the DOD and services an opportunity to meet with leadership from the United States and Five Eyes nations, government, academia, and industry to discuss current and emerging trends in electronic warfare, cyber, and electromagnetic spectrum operations with respect to threats, emerging requirements, technological advances, and potential opportunities for collaboration.

Presentations or demonstrations from all services, Five Eyes partners, DOD, warfighters, industry and academia are requested that explore the concept of enabling or integrated EW/cyber/EMSO capabilities and the necessary innovation required to set the conditions for innovation and success. Submitted abstracts are specifically requested to address one or more of the symposium sessions: 1) EWO and Spectrum Manager Warfighter Perspectives; 2) Trends in Electromagnetic Spectrum Capabilities; 3) Agile Acquisition; 4) Threats, Capability Gaps, and Requirements; 5) Cyber/EW "Convergence"; 6) Technology Trends, Testing, Experimentation, and Exercises; 7) Joint and Industry Perspectives; 8) International Efforts and Opportunities; and 9) Tactical Cyber Operations and Concepts. Amplifying information on these supporting topics and the draft agenda are referenced above.

Abstracts for presentations are required in unclassified textual format. Please forward abstracts to Shelley Frost at frost@crows.org. The deadline is June 29, 2015. We request that abstracts be limited to one page of text or 400 words. To facilitate the selection processes, please ensure your submitted abstract file is labeled with your last name, session number and short title. For example: "Ryan_session3_AgileAcquisition.doc." Symposium presentations may be unclassified or classified, however, abstracts should be unclassified. Notification of acceptance and presentation submission instructions will occur by July 8, 2015. Presentations will be required in Microsoft PowerPoint 2013 or earlier format. To meet required foreign disclosure procedures, final presentations are required to be submitted with appropriate foreign disclosure paperwork by August 24, 2015, to ensure adequate processing. Foreign disclosure processes will be listed on the conference website (www.crows.org) when finalized.

IMPORTANT DATES 2015:

(Note: Dates are proposed for initial planning purposes only and are subject to change based on the finalization of the foreign disclosure processes currently in staffing. Actual dates are expected to fall on or within 7-10 days of listed dates.)

Abstracts Due: June 29
Notification of Acceptance: July 8
Final Presentations with Foreign Disclosure Paperwork: August 24
Security Clearance: September 14

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SAVE THE DATE: Marine Corps Spectrum Maneuver Warfare, October 28-29 at MCAS Cherry Point
For the last 65 years, the Marine Corps has been a leader and innovator in the field of airborne electronic warfare as technology has advanced and new threats have emerged. Today, as  our adversaries become more reliant on the RF spectrum for their specialized sensing and networking their platforms, sensors, control systems and weapons, and as unmanned aerial systems take on larger roles across the battlefield, the Marine Corps continues to adapt its warriors, systems and capabilities to prosecute spectrum maneuver warfare using airborne systems to exploit the spectrum vulnerabilities of our adversaries, interdict their operations that rely on RF sensors, controls and connectivity, and target and destroy their spectrum-linked fighting systems and capabilities. This Marine Corps Spectrum Maneuver Warfare Symposium will address the Marine Corps challenges, current capabilities and future plans as they continue to evolve their airborne capabilities to fight in the spectrum domain.

KEYNOTE SPEAKERS


Lt. Gen. Jon M. Davis
Deputy Commandant for Aviation

B. Gen. Dan O'Donohue (Invited)
Commanding General of Marine
Corps Forces Cyberspace

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DIXIE CROW SPECIAL MEETING: Counterfeit Component Workshop

 July 14 | 1300 EDT

Counterfeit Electronic Parts has emerged as a significant product integrity risk to DOD weapon systems. Industry and U.S. government studies conducted over the past decade shows that electronic parts counterfeiting continues to expand. In 2012, U.S. public law required DOD to establish policies to address the counterfeit electronic parts threat. In 2014, DOD established new regulations requiring contractors to establish and implement a Counterfeit Electronic Part Detection and Avoidance System.

This informational meeting will include the following:

• Counterfeit Electronic Parts Overview – Industry and U.S. Government Response to a Growing Product Integrity Risk
• Challenges in Compliance to DFARS 252.246-7007 – Contractor Counterfeit Electronic Parts Detection and Avoidance System
• Ruminations, Myths and Unreliable Facts – Lessons Learned

Our presenter will be Henry Livingston, an engineering fellow and technical director at BAE Systems Electronic Systems.

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INDUSTRY NEWS: Electronic Warfare Technicians Send the Right Signals

The success of exercises such as NORTHERN EDGE and RED FLAG-Alaska, rely on electronic attack pods to simulate threats and allow pilots from all over the world learn to adjust their sortie when an attack occurs. As technology advancements are made in the enemy's electronic attacks, pilots learn to adapt to pod jamming while operating the aircraft safely. (Eielson Air Force Base)
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INDUSTRY NEWS: DARPA to Conduct Technology Briefings Next Month on Initiatives in EW, BMC2, ISR and Communications

U.S. military researchers will conduct industry technology briefings next month on projects involving battle management, communications, electronic warfare (EW), surveillance, and undersea warfare. Officials of the U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) in Arlington, Va., will conduct the meetings July 28 and 29 at the DARPA conference center, 675 N. Randolph St., in Arlington, Va. Briefings focus on the DARPA Strategic Technologies Office (STO). (Military & Aerospace Electronics)
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INDUSTRY NEWS: Work: Institute to Help U.S. Meet China Aerospace Challenge

Deputy Defense Secretary Bob Work delivered the keynote speech yesterday in Arlington, Virginia, at an inaugural conference of the China Aerospace Studies Institute, or CASI, newly established by the Air Force and RAND Corp. The institute’s focus is on China, which Work called a rising power that’s experiencing a growing economy and increased military technical capabilities. (Defense.gov)
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INDUSTRY NEWS: Missile Defense Strategy ‘Not Sustainable,’ Salvation Lies In R&D

America’s missile defense strategy is "not sustainable," the deputy director of the Missile Defense Agency said today. We can’t keep buying multi-million-dollar interceptors to shoot down adversaries’ ever-growing arsenals of much cheaper offensive missiles, said Brig. Gen. Kenneth Todorov. We have to find a better way, Todorov said: lasers, jammers, something. That means MDA must buy fewer Ground-Based Interceptors and invest more in R&D. (Breaking Defense)
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INDUSTRY NEWS: Navy Boosts Raytheon's Contract for Next Generation Growler

The Navy has added $13 million to the pot for developing the Next Generation Jammer, a which will boost aircraft’s electronic warfare capabilities while replacing an outdated, nearly 50-year old radar and jamming system. The Naval Air Systems Command awarded the contract modification to Raytheon, which had been awarded the initial $279 million contract in July 2013, then survived a protest by bidder BAE Systems and some budget reductions expected to delay its initial operating capability from 2020 to 2021. (Defense Systems)
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INDUSTRY NEWS: An Assistant Secretary of the Army, R&D Center Discuss C4ISR System Modernization

The Assistant Secretary of the Army (Acquisition, Logistics and Technology) received an update on the Army’s latest work in creating modular, customizable systems for various Army platforms during a visit here June 16. Heidi Shyu toured the Communications-Electronics Research, Development and Engineering Center to gain a deeper understanding of CERDEC’s Hardware/Software Convergence initiative. (DVIDs)
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PARIS AIR SHOW NEWS: Back to Basics for F-35

Weapons and upgrades could define the next era for the worldwide fighter market. As Lockheed Martin (Chalet 316, Static C2) and the Pentagon attempt over the next year or so to assemble a three-year block buy of 400-500 F-35 Joint Strike Fighters, potential customers will be looking for firm definition behind the much-redefined Block 4 upgrade process, which will define all the capabilities that the F-35 will have between now and 2027. (Aviation Week)
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PARIS AIR SHOW NEWS: Selex to Equip Indonesian Air Force’s CN-235 Aircraft with SAGE 600 ESM

Finmeccanica's Selex has secured a contract from U.S.-based prime contractor Integrated Surveillance and Defense (ISD) to provide a SAGE 600 digital Electronic Support Measure (ESM) system for the Indonesian Air Force. SAGE, an electronic warfare system, is designed for radio frequency (RF) intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance missions. (Airforce Technology)
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PARIS AIR SHOW NEWS: Disruptor SRx Provides Smart Electronic Warfare

A little over two weeks ago, Harris Corp. completed the acquisition of electronic warfare (EW) experts Exelis and with it gained a next-generation system that is in development to provide a smart capability to meet increasingly complex EW environments. Known as Disruptor SRx, the system has reduced SWaP (size, weight and power) requirements to meet the needs of unmanned platforms. (AIN Online)
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PARIS AIR SHOW NEWS: Thales and Defense Conseil International Partner to Advance Electronic Warfare Training

Thales and Defense Conseil International (DCI) have joined forces to better meet the high-level electronic warfare (EW) training "needs and expectations of military customers around the world," officials explain. Thales and DCI engineers have developed common training modules focused on various aspects of modern EW. Thales will contribute its technical expertise; the company develops, delivers, and supports EW systems for more than 50 countries, as well as designs EW simulators and provides training in the use and maintenance of these systems worldwide. (Intelligent Aerospace)
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