2022 AOC Board of Directors Election

The 2022 AOC Board of Directors Election is now open. Each year, AOC members are given the opportunity to elect new individuals to open positions on the Board of Directors.

Voting deadline: Sept. 30

Vote Today

You should receive an email from SkyPunch with your ballot, or go to crows.org/elections2022 and request one by entering your email.

AOC 2022
Theme: The EMSO Playbook: Maneuvering to Win in a New Era

Join us at the industry's leading, three-day event, alongside nearly 2,000 professionals from 30+ countries spanning industry, military and government sectors.

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FLOOR PLAN IS SOLD OUT! Some sponsorship spots remain.
AOC provides numerous sponsorship opportunities allowing you to introduce your product or company to our audience. Contact Sean Fitzgerald, AOC Sales & Client Operations Manager, at 703-549-1600 x222 or fitzgerald@crows.org

Cognitive Electronic Warfare and Reinforcement Learning
Sept. 8 | 2–3 p.m. ET

Cognitive Electronic Warfare (EW) systems are of critical importance to the future of EW, but despite this the underlying technologies are poorly understood. The goal of this webinar is to outline the architecture of modern cognitive EW systems and the relevant technologies. Specifically, how reinforcement learning works, using a variety of mechanisms to develop a sense, act, reward cycle to explore the solutions space. The webinar will conclude with a discussion of how reinforcement learning would be applied in the context of a missile engagement, requiring a cognitive system to deal with novel threats.

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We know it's hard to stay up to date on new advancements in the electromagnetic spectrum operations industry. That's why we created the Product Showcase, a monthly collection of the latest product updates and announcements from our industry partners. View the latest issue using the link below!

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Be Featured in the Next Product Showcase Issue | Contact Mr. Sean Fitzgerald, fitzgerald@crows.org, 703-549-1600 ext 222.

Learn Anytime, Anywhere
On-Demand Professional Development Courses From Leading Experts in the EW Field

Achieve your professional development goals and learn at your own pace with AOC’s growing library of 20+ on-demand online courses on EW topics including:

• Modeling & simulation
• Communications
• Radar systems
• Direct energy weapons
• Space
• Machine learning
• Electro-optical/infrared sensor engineering
• Small unmanned aircraft system (sUAI)

Enroll in a course today

The Association of Old Crows is pleased to provide its online Career Center – the premier resource to connect career opportunities with highly qualified EW, EMSO, CEMA, SIGINT, ELINT & IO talent. You can access the AOC Career Center at https://careers.crows.org.

Featured Jobs:

•  Systems Engineer — Babcock — Inskip, United Kingdom

• Artificial Intelligence Systems Research Engineer — Oak Ridge National Laboratory — Oak Ridge, Tennessee, United States

Vladimir Putin has condemned Western sanctions imposed because of Russia's war in Ukraine as a fever that poses a threat to the entire world. In a speech to an economic forum in Vladivostok, he said Russia was coping with the West's economic "aggression." (BBC)

While many Chechen fighters have deployed in Ukraine for Russia, this group is there to defend the country from the Russians. (NPR)

Ostensibly, the Marine Corps has a long history of appreciating the warfighting benefits provided by electronic warfare (EW) – particularly by airborne platforms, having flown the EA-6B Prowler in critical support of Joint Forces until its retirement in 2019. Ground-based capabilities, however, have always been extremely limited, and now with the Corps’ decision to not replace its Prowlers with manned aircraft, such as the EA-18G Growler, the need to develop and implement an alternate approach and path for its AEA mission is even more critical and paramount in the near-term. (JED)