November 2010 • Volume 33, Issue 11
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The Journal of Electronic Defense | November 2010
News
The Monitor 17 JATAS Gears Up for Next Phase. Washington Report 22 DHS Tech Gaps Include IED Priorities. World Report 24 Saudi Arabia to Buy F-15s, Apaches and Blackhawks.
The Rise... and Further Rise of FPGAs in EW 34
Barry Manz FPGAs are rapidly becoming the “Swiss Army Knife” of the embedded computing world. Their impact on the EW market is already apparent.
Physics of the Cyber-EMS Problem – Why We Have the Language Wrong 44
Ron Hahn The DOD is spending billions of dollars to ght in Cyberspace. Are we missing the other half of the equation, which is the EMS?
Features
Protecting Helicopters: Why ASE is About to Change the Game 26
John Knowles and Jon Pasierb Irregular Warfare is forcing a more serious consideration of Helicopter Aircraft Survivability Equipment (ASE). Fortunately, some innovative solutions are approaching that could change how we think about helicopter EW.
Departments
6 8 12 14 48 51 53 54 The View From Here Calendar From the President Letters EW 101 AOC News Index of Advertisers JED Quick Look
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