August 2013 • Volume 36, Issue 8 The Journal of Electronic Defense | August 2013 4 News The Monitor 15 Raytheon Wins NGJ Increment I Contract, BAE Files Protest. Washington Report 22 Highlights from the HAC’S FY2014 Defense Appropriations Bill. World Report 24 Elettronica And Saudi PSATRI Sign MoU in EW Sector. Technology Survey: ELINT Receivers 37 Ollie Holt ELINT receivers are incorporating new technologies that make them far more capable than the systems that were available just a decade ago. This month’s survey features more than 55 products from 20 companies. Departments 6 The View From Here 8 Conferences Calendar Features 10 Courses Calendar The Spectrum Management Challenge: Creating Order From Chaos 28 12 From the President 14 Letters 48 EW 101 51 AOC News 53 Index of Advertisers 54 JED Quick Look Barry Manz Access to and dominance of the electromagnetic spectrum is critical to the operation of today’s military operations. But managing EMS Operations has proven to be enormously difficult. JED takes an in-depth look at the immense challenge facing today’s spectrum managers and some of the proposed solutions for ensuring EMSO is part of successful military strategy in the future. Cover photo courtesy Department of Commerce. Contents page photo courtesy US Navy..http://www.naylornetwork.com/jed-nxt/index.asp