October 2016 * Volume 39, Issue 10 www.crows.org The Journal of Electronic Defense The Journal of Electronic Defense | October 2016 4 News The Monitor 15 General Hyten Testimony Addresses SASC EMS Concerns World Report 22 Australia to Invest in Electronic Warfare Operations Support for the Maritime and Land Domains Features Bait in the Trap: Trainable Soft-Kill Systems Proliferate for ASMD Richard Scott 24 Naval chaff and IR decoys still play an important role in protecting ships from anti-ship missiles. New ideas are keeping these "old school" solutions viable today. Cover photo and Contents photo courtesy US Navy. 2017 EW/SIGINT Resource Guide 40 JED's annual directory of companies that provide a range of products and services to the electronic warfare and signals intelligence markets. As EW and SIGINT markets continue to grow, so does the list of companies. Departments 6 8 10 12 65 68 70 72 74 The View From Here Conferences Calendar Courses Calendar From the President SIGINT History EW 101 AOC News Index to Advertisers JED Quick Lookhttp://www.crows.org