AOC Annual 2019 News

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AOC 2019: Ascent integrates new system onto X-MADIS

Unmanned technology and engineering company Ascent Vision Technologies (AVT) has announced that it has integrated the CM262 optic system into its X-MADIS (eXpeditionary Mobile Air …
AOC 2019: Saab pushes latest countermeasures for international market

Sweden’s Saab opted to use the AOC exhibition and conference in Washington, DC, in late-October to push its range of airborne countermeasure and surveillance systems, …

AOC 2019: Industry positions for future NGJ programme

As the US Navy continues to develop its Next Generation Jammer- Mid Band (NGJ-MB) requirement with Raytheon, industry players within the Electronic Warfare (EW) sector …

AOC 2019: Ukraine details Russia's EW actions in Donbass region

A senior official within Ukraine’s Armed Forces disclosed operational details regarding the application of electronic warfare (EW) in the East of the country to the …

AOC 2019: Backpack EW systems on show

With distributed capabilities a watch-word among the US military in recent months, a number of companies are looking at ways to miniaturise COMINT and SIGINT …

AOC 2019: New approach to innovation needed as EW threat expands

Having heard from government departments, agencies and defence primes at AOC 2019 on the state-of-play of US electromagnetic warfare (EW) capabilities, representatives from commercial industry …

Digital Battlespace

AOC 2019: DARPA makes its case for Mosaic Warfare

29th October 2019

In an effort to move away from overarching CONOPS or C2 structures, DARPA has used the platform of AOC 2019 to make its case for …
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AOC 2019: Latest Blackbird COMINT system due for customer deliveries

29th October 2019

Having recently concluded development of the latest iteration of its Blackbird COMINT system, TCI International will begin deliveries to customers in the US and overseas …
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AOC 2019: Mercury Systems positions for increased demand in COTS tech

29th October 2019

With the aid of its own custom solutions, Mercury Systems is looking to position itself as an enabler for commercial electronics companies that had previously not considered …
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AOC 2019: Financial and Great Power challenges threaten US electronic warfare capability

28th October 2019

Budget pressures and a lack of military programming and industrial agility are some of the main challenges facing the US and its electronic warfare (EW) …
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AOC 2019: BAE Systems awarded next-gen decoy development contract

28th October 2019

BAE Systems announced $36.7 million contract from the US Navy on the opening day of AOC 2019 to develop and demonstrate a next-generation, dual band …
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AOC 2019: Link Microtek introduce Ku-band rotary joint for SOTM capabilities

28th October 2019

Introducing the latest addition of its family of microwave rotary joints to the market, Link Microtek said that the coaxial dual-channel Ku-band capability is suited …
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AOC 2019: New tools for US Army’s electromagnetic overhaul

25th October 2019

It is one year since the US Army performed its first electronic attack on European soil since the end of the Cold War, with the …
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AOC 2019: Capability Set 21 on course as thoughts turn to the Cloud

23rd October 2019

Senior leaders from the US Army highlighted their aspirations to further modernise the tactical command, control and communications of force components at an industry event …
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AOC 2019: Risks inherent with domain convergence

23rd October 2019

The last five years has seen much debate in the global EW community regarding the convergence of electronic and cyber warfare domains. Yet merging these …
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AOC 2019: Report highlights digital resiliency concerns of US personnel

23rd October 2019

Resiliency in connectivity remains the most critical priority facing emerging communications technologies being employed by US Armed Forces, a report published by the US Government …
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AOC 2019: USAF in a jam

23rd October 2019

It is 30 years since the US Air Force (USAF) retired its General Dynamics EF-111A Raven electronic warfare aircraft. Is it time that the air …
Uncrewed Vehicles

AOC 2019: Coyote Block 2 to integrate Howler

23rd October 2019

Raytheon expects to conduct a final demonstration of its Coyote Block 2 UAV for a counter-UAS role before the end of March 2020. Additionally, in …
Digital Battlespace

First NGJ-MB fitted ahead of testing

16th October 2019

The first Next Generation Jammer Mid-Band (NGJ-MB) engineering development model pod has been fit checked on an EA-18G Growler for the US Navy. Delivered to …
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Raytheon to continue EWPMT development

8th October 2019

Raytheon will continue to develop the US Army’s Electronic Warfare Planning and Management Tool (EWPMT) under a 24 month contract announced on 3 October. EWPMT …
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US Army contracts for final phase of EW planning tool project

4th October 2019

Raytheon has been contracted to develop the final phase of the US Army’s Electronic Warfare Planning and Management Tool (EWPMT) that will offer personnel the …
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GPS OCX completes development phase

2nd October 2019

Raytheon has announced that its GPS Next-Generation Operational Control System (GPS OCX) has completed full software and hardware development and entered into the system integration …
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Northrop contracted to sustain and modernise JSTARS

1st October 2019

Northrop Grumman has been awarded a $495 million contract to carry out modernisation and sustainment work for the E-8C Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar System …

AOC Annual 2019 News

Shephard Media reports from the 56th Annual AOC International Symposium & Convention, which provides industry, governments, militaries and academia a forum to address how EMS Operations (EMSO) are foundational to success across all other domains.

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