Achieving electromagnetic compatibility with military equipment, systems, and platforms requires significant effort. EMC must be considered at all lifecycle stages and involves design and testing at various stages of production, assembly and integration. Various Military EMC standards have been developed for electromagnetic environmental effects (E3) testing and analysis to reduce the risk of equipment and systems failing to meet their operational performance requirements due to detrimental E3. The tutorial will focus on new updates to primary US military standards, and selected specialized military topics including frequency spectrum management.

Chair:
Robert H. Davis, Lockheed Martin, Syracuse, New York, USA
Co-Chairs:
Kenneth Carrigan, NAVSEA Dahlgren, Dahlgren, Virginia, USA
Brian Farmer, EMC Management Concepts, Annapolis, Maryland, USA

Speakers and Topics:

Segment 1: Military Standards, DoD Directive and Instructions

8:30 am – 9:00 am ET
Summary of Changes to MIL-STD-461 Revision G
Joseph Deboy, AFLCMC/EZAC, Wright Patterson Air Force Base, USA

9:00 am – 9:30 am ET
Status of DOD Tri-Service Working Group – Revision D of MIL-STD-464
Joseph Deboy, AFLCMC/EZAC, Wright Patterson Air Force Base, USA

9:30 am – 10:00 am ET
DoD Directives and MIL-STD Update Status
Brian Farmer, EMC Management Concepts, Annapolis, Maryland, USA

Segment 2: Spectrum Engineering

10:30 am – 11:00 am ET
EMC and its Relationship to Spectrum Sharing
Barry Fell, Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) Strategic Technology Office (STO), Arlington, VA, USA

11:00 am – 11:30 am ET
DON CIO Strategic Spectrum Initiatives of Interest to Electromagnetic Compatibility Community
Thomas P. Kidd III, Director Department of the Navy Strategic Spectrum Policy, Washington DC, USA

11:30 am – 12:00 pm ET
DoD CIO Perspectives – Challenges and Opportunities in Electromagnetic Spectrum Policy
James Campion, Department of Defense, Washington, DC, USA