Purpose:
The
purpose of the Countermeasures Working Group is to promote the exchange of
analytical techniques, to permit the peer review of methods and results, and to
provide a means for continued growth of military operations research within the
sphere of the electronic attack and electronic protection functions of all the
services. The principle focus of
this working group is the improvement of the effectiveness, reliability, and
responsiveness of electronic warfare assets and processes within the framework
of joint warfare.
Discussion:
The
electronic warfare (EW) community can be proud of a heritage that reflects more
than fifty years of being in high demand during conflicts, but often receiving
low priority through peacetimes. EW
will continue to make important contributions to the survival of our forces well
into this new millennium. The
proliferation of threats as varied and dangerous as digital surface-to-air
missiles and improvised explosive devices will continue.
Practitioners of EW must apply the lessons learned from the past toward
developing and sustaining a joint and integrated countermeasure capability that
is poised to rapidly react to the demands of current and future conflicts. Through previous conflicts, the EW community has learned that
countermeasure system requirements, and acquisition and sustainment processes
must be responsive or ground and air superiority can be lost.
Working
Group 9 provides a forum for the presentation and discussion of papers on
operations research methodologies, models and simulations, and other analysis
tools that support the following areas of interest: EW flagging models; foreign
materiel exploitation; EW hardware, software, and mission data requirements and
development; EW test and evaluation; EW reprogramming and supporting databases;
EW effectiveness and reliability assessment programs and readiness reporting;
joint tactics, techniques, and procedures for the integration, command, and
control of EW self-protection and for lethal and non-lethal suppression of enemy
defense assets; and conveying the military worth of EW to senior staff.
Participation and papers are encouraged from all service and joint
organizations of completed projects, works in progress, or mission activities
supporting EW.
Other
Working Groups: Working
Group 9, Countermeasures, is part of Composite Group B, C4ISR and
Network-Centric Operations, and participates in composite group sessions of
common interest with other working groups.
