March 2018 * Volume 41, Issue 3 www.crows.org The Journal of Electronic Defense The Journal of Electronic Defense | March 2018 4 News The Monitor 15 DOD Rolls Out $686 Billion FY2019 Budget World Report 22 Russia Developing More Sophisticated Approach to EW Features The Domain of the Tube - Millimeter Wave and Beyond 24 John Haystead Located between the microwave and IR frequency spectrums, millimeter wave is in increasingly high demand, particularly for defense applications with high throughput demands, such as future data links. Resilient and Ready: NATO JEWCS in Transition 32 Richard Scott NATO Joint Electronic Warfare Core Staff (JEWCS) is a multinational organization best known for providing "adversary" EW support to training and exercises, but they also provide policy and doctrine support and training. A Wild Weasel EWO Kills a SAM - from an AC-130E Gunship 37 Dr. Gerald J. "Jerry" Stiles A first-person account of how an EWO encountered and killed a surface-to-air missile (SAM) during the wee hours of the morning on a dark night over central Laos in the 1960s. 2018 AOC Industry & Institute/ University Member Guide 46 Your guide to the AOC industry membership, including contact information and profiles. Departments 6 8 10 12 42 71 73 74 The View From Here Conferences Calendar Courses Calendar From the President EW 101 AOC News Index of Advertisers JED Quick Look COVER PHOTO COURTESY OF U.S. NAVY. TABLE OF CONTENTS PHOTO COURTESY OF RICHARD SCOTT/NAVYPIXhttp://www.crows.org