Course Details
Counter-UAS Electronic Warfare | Pre-Convention Course
Course Dates: Tuesday, December 10, 2024 | 1 PM – 5 PM
Course Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center
Course Length: 4 hours total delivered across one session
Description: No recent evolution in warfare has been more disruptive than Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) and Counter-UAS (CUAS) operations. This seminar will explore EW in that context across both UAS operations in a contested spectrum and the EW systems required to contest that spectrum. After an overview of drone Radio Frequency (RF) systems, the process of detecting, classifying, tracking, and defeating UAS will be explored. The seminar will discuss the current operational problem and how future technologies – such as cognitive EW systems and direct energy weapons – can be used to keep pace with the threat.
Who Should Attend: The target audience is EW professionals – including military, program managers, and engineers – who are interested in understanding the latest in CUAS EW.
This workshop will be held before AOC 2024 at the Gaylord National. While registration for AOC 2024 is not required, it is recommended to enhance your overall experience.
Registration
Course Pricing
AOC Members - $500
Non-Members - $600
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Instructor
Dr. Kyle Davidson is a former signals officer, having served for 15 years in the Canadian Army. During this time, he held a variety of positions in the field force, on operations in Afghanistan, and as an educator. For his last five years in the Army he served at the Royal Military College of Canada (RMC) as an assistant professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, from which he holds a B.Eng. M.A.Sc, and Ph.D.
Since leaving the Canadian Armed Forces he held a range of positions, first at Leonardo Electronics as the Head of Capability and then as the Chief EW Engineer for MDA Space. In 2021 he founded Agile Electromagnetics, where he currently serves as the President, to mature the range of technologies required for cognitive EW systems. Agile Electromagnetics current focus is on developing a cognitive jammer for counter-UAS operations for the Canadian Army.
