The Land EW Conference

Conference Description

Electronic Warfare development activities associated with the ability to exploit the electromagnetic spectrum and the information environment are altering how commanders will view the concept of combined arms in the 21^st Century. This is due in part to repurposed commercial technologies focusing on the ability to manipulate a commander’s perception of the battlefield. From an EMS perspective, the challenge is twofold; identifying the right technologies, and then institutionalizing their use. Effective manipulation of the EMS requires that members clearly understand their roles and responsibilities so as to ensure spectrum activities support commander’s intent and integrate into the operational scheme of maneuver.

The AOC Land EW Conference focuses on technological and organizational efforts towards meeting these ends.  Sessions and demonstrations provide evidence of how the U.S. and Coalition forces are implementing technology and changing organizational paradigms in order to exploit the EMS and the information environment.

Abstract: History has revealed that commanders who shape their battlefield and dictate the tempo of operations eventually emerge victorious. However, history has also proven that domination of a single warfighting “domain” does not ensure the ability to dictate terms in the others; no one “domain” is a panacea to victory.  It is the combining of arms in all of the domains that has proven the most effective in eventually defeating or placating an adversary. Those services who are focusing their efforts on land based EW are developing integrated approaches in order to enhance the combined arms concept for both Joint and Coalition commanders.

Conference Objectives: (1) Provide a forum to highlight the most recent technologies and organizational efforts that will provide the ground component commanders with enhanced organic EW capability and capacity. (2) Provide a forum to discuss the integration of land spectrum capabilities between U.S. and coalition forces. (3) Provide a forum to discuss the ability of these capabilities to integrate with the Joint commander’s scheme of maneuver. (4) Provide a forum to discuss the role land EW capabilities and how their ability to exploit the EMS and information environment will play in the overall DoD system of systems approach.

Conference Agenda  

0800 – 0850 Check In
0850 – 0900 Welcome & Admin Remarks
0900 – 0930 Opening Keynote Address
0930 – 1030 Session 1 - U.S. Army Integrated Electronic Warfare System (IEWS) Information
USA leadership will provide the latest vision of Integrated Electronic Warfare System (IEWS)
1030 – 1045 Break
1045 – 1200 Session 2 - TBD
1200 – 1315 Break
1315 – 1430 Session 3 - EW Collaborative Environment
Electronic Warfare is reliant on a collaborative environment in order to fulfill the Joint SoS vision, what are the DoD’s plans for architectures to support the various spectrum requirements for the services from a strategic, operational, and tactical level?
1430 – 1500 Break
1500 – 1615 Session 4 - CREW Sustainment and Integration into Service EMS Operations
CREW devices are the new abusers of spectrum and the land component has thousands. How are these to be sustained, continued to made relevant and plans for incorporating into larger architectures? This session is planned to include speakers from across the various services providing the latest information regarding their efforts. Potential topics from each could include RDT&E, networking devices, planned sustainment with OCO drawdown.
1615 – 1630 Admin Remarks

Wednesday, 12 December

0800 – 0930 Demonstration 1 (Location: "Quad" at the Gray Research Library)*
0930 – 1000 Break
1000 – 1130 Demonstration 2 (Location: "Quad" at the Gray Research Library)*
1130 – 1315 Break
1315 – 1330 Welcome & Admin Remarks
1330 – 1415 Session 5 - STRATCOM Advocate for all Joint EW Forces
STRATCOM has been identified as the EW lead for the Joint Force. STRATCOM has established J-3E as the one star advocate for all Joint EW forces.
1415 – 1430 Break
1430 – 1515 Session 6 - Commercial Approach to Information Technology Research & Development
Consumer information technology business model: Review of consumer industry RDT&E and how they are poised organizationally to take advantage of the latest technologies. Where are developments leading that will alter the manner in which the information environment is exploited for the consumer and is this a model for DoD to emulate?
1415 – 1530 Break
1530 – 1615 Session 7 - Service EW Support of the Land EW Component, USN & USAF Focus
Services support of land EW. Planned briefs will include Air Force C-130 Compass Call and USN EP-3 specific efforts that are able to bridge between traditional SIGINT and ELINT that supports ground EW.
1615 – 1630 Admin Remarks

*Demonstrations may include; Radio Battalion Rover Comms collection (Radiant Blue), EWSA and Cyber/EWCC (Pt Mugu), Army AGES Demonstration (I2WD)

Thursday, 13 December

0800 – 0850 Check In
0850 – 0900 Welcome & Admin Notes
0900 – 1030 Session 8 - USMC MAGTF EW Systems Information
USMC leadership will provide the latest vision of MAGTF EW. Discuss how EW is what facilitates the MAGTF’s access to the information environment and supports the commander’s ability to best facilitate friendly C2 and exploit the adversary’s. Discuss how EW is a critical force multiplier. in reference to the latest Air & Sea Battle efforts.
1030 – 1045 Break
1045 – 1200 Session 9 - MAGTF Capability Update
Update of latest MAGTF capabilities in the operating forces. Potential topics include; ICAP III, Intrepid Tiger II, Radio Battalion, SRP, WTI, and SPEED.
1200 – 1315 Break
1315 – 1415 Session 10 - NATO Ground EW Efforts, Royal Marine Corps (unclassified)
The Royal Marine Corps conducted operation Herrick in OEF demonstrating the fusion of all EMS-reliant capabilities.
1415 – 1515 Closing Keynote Address
1515 – 1530 Admin Remarks

This conference is classified. Please click HERE for more security information.