Crows Newsletter
April 23, 2025
ASSOCIATION NEWS
  
Know someone driving innovation in Electronic Warfare or making a lasting impact in the EMSO community? Now’s your chance to help recognize their excellence.
 
Submit your nomination for the 2025 AOC Awards and help spotlight the individuals, teams and chapters shaping the future of our field. From standout engineers to rising young professionals and dedicated volunteers, we’re honoring those who go above and beyond.
 
Nomination Deadline: May 31
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EVENTS
 
OPERATIONAL SYNERGY
As cyber operations and EW/EMSO converge, securing data, controlling the spectrum and integrating real-time intelligence are mission-critical. This summit moves beyond doctrine to real-world integration, covering key topics like National-Tactical Interoperability, Mission Data Integration and CJADC2.
 
If you're responsible for warfighter survivability, mission success or national security, you can't afford to miss this event!
 
Classification: TOP SECRET//SCI//NOFORN
 
 
CONNECTING EMSO CHALLENGES WITH INNOVATIVE SOLUTIONS
The EW Capabilities & Gaps Summit brings together leaders from industry, academia, military and government to address critical challenges in electromagnetic spectrum operations (EMSO). In today’s contested environments, spectrum dominance is essential for mission success. This summit delivers real-world insights, emerging technologies and actionable solutions to close capability gaps and accelerate EMSO innovation.
 
Classification: SECRET//NOFORN
 
 
EMO IN TRANSITION – LEARNING FROM THE RUSSO-UKRAINIAN WAR
The battlefield is evolving at an unprecedented pace – can you keep up? AOC Europe 2025 is the essential summit for military leaders, defense professionals and industry experts navigating the rapidly shifting electromagnetic operations (EMO) landscape.
 
Join global experts in Rome as they analyze NATO and regional capabilities, space-based dependencies and lessons learned from real-world conflicts. Secure your place now to gain the insights needed to dominate the spectrum and shape the future of warfare.
 
 
TRENDS IN MODERN RADAR-GUIDED SAMS
 
Mark your calendar for Surface-to-Air Missile Systems (SAMs) 2025, Sept. 16-18 in Huntsville, Alabama.
 
This summit delivers a comprehensive technical review of today’s most advanced adversary radar-guided SAMs and directed energy air defense systems. Sessions will explore capabilities, concepts of operation, electronic protection features, recent threat developments and future projections.

Designed for professionals in EW system design, testing, evaluation and tactical employment, SAMs 2025 is mission-critical for those working to safeguard US and allied airpower against evolving air defense threats.
 
Classification:
Tuesday, Sept. 16 | SECRET//NOFORN
Wednesday, Sept. 17 | SECRET//NOFORN
Thursday, Sept. 18 | TOP SECRET//SCI//NOFORN
 
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PODCAST
 
In this episode of "From the Crows’ Nest," host Ken Miller welcomes Dr. Raphael Licursi, antenna and radar researcher, electronic warfare consultant and author of "Meta Surface Driven Electronic Warfare" (Wiley & IEEE Press). Dr. Licursi shares insights into his groundbreaking research on metasurfaces, explaining how this emerging technology is revolutionizing electronic warfare. The discussion explores the application of metasurfaces in defense systems, the integration of artificial intelligence, the impact on development cycles and supply chains and the evolving demands of modern, distributed EMSO environments.
 
 
In a recent episode of “From the Crow’s Nest,” host and AOC’s Director of Advocacy and Outreach Ken Miller spoke with Dr. Thomas Withington, an analyst and writer specializing in electronic warfare, military communications and radar, about significant developments in NATO’s electronic warfare posture. Their conversation highlighted emerging collaborative approaches to spectrum management and lessons from Ukraine that are reshaping how allied nations approach electromagnetic operations.
 
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PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
 
Unlock Your Full Potential – Register for Our Upcoming In-Person Professional Development Courses!
Don't miss out on this opportunity to invest in your future. Spots are limited, so register today and take the first step toward advancing your education and career.
 
 
Presented by Nick Mollenhauer
May 1
 
My brief will cover current DOD and service-specific EW training efforts. I will describe some of the positive training aspects of integrated training exercises and home-based training as well as areas for improvement. I will also cover some efforts to provide increased training capabilities in the future to include live, virtual and constructive systems, emulators and XR/VR training.
 
Applications are open for the AOC STEM Student of the Year Scholarship, awarding $12,500 each to one male and one female student studying engineering or engineering technology. Funded by RTX and presented by the AOC Educational Foundation, this scholarship supports full-time US sophomores or juniors with a 3.0+ GPA who demonstrate academic excellence and a strong interest in national defense. Preference is given to students focused on areas like signals intelligence, cyber technologies and spectrum operations.
 
Application Deadline: May 31
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CHAPTER NEWS
  
We are soliciting papers related to Electronic Warfare (EW), Intelligence, Surveillance & Reconnaissance (ISR), Electromagnetic Battle Management (EMBM), Combat Avionics, Precision Navigation Timing (PNT) or EMS Data Analytics and may include technical solutions (software and/or hardware), novel acquisition strategies, initiatives, enablers, techniques, methods, policy/doctrine updates, interoperability, open systems, modeling, architectures and best practices.
 
Abstract Deadline: Jan. 26
  
The Dixie Crow Chapter officially cuts the ribbon for the Robins AFB Museum of Aviation EW Exhibit addition of the AN/ALE-55 Fiber Optic Towed Decoy and AN/ALQ-131 Jammer Pod to the F-16 Murals Exhibit.
CAREERS
 
The Association of Old Crows is proud to offer the AOC Career Center, your go-to platform for discovering top career opportunities in the electronic warfare and spectrum operations community. Whether you're seeking your next challenge or looking to hire exceptional talent, the AOC Career Center is here to connect professionals and employers in this critical field.
 
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