AOC 2012: Convergence of cyber and EW challenges seen

25th September 2012 - 23:36 GMT | by Scott Gourley in Phoenix

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One spotlight at this week’s Association of Old Crows (AOC) annual international symposium and convention in Phoenix, Arizona fell squarely on the ‘convergence’ of challenges between the traditional EW and emerging cyber realms.

Under the theme of ‘Arming the Spectrum Warrior,’ the AOC convention brings together international experts in the fields of EW, offensive cyber operations and information operations to provide a range of perspectives from operational environments across the electro magnetic spectrum (EMS).

Speaking as part of an ‘EMS Technology and Technologists’ panel, for example, Jackie Craig, Chief of the EW and Radar Division for Australia’s Defence Science & …

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