From the Crows' Nest continued to serve as a leading podcast about electromagnetic spectrum operations and defense policy throughout 2025. The podcast released 47 new episodes and generated 48,466 total downloads from listeners around the world this year.

The year's most popular episodes reflected the community's focus on emerging technologies and geopolitical developments. The Top 5 most listened to episodes that you may want to revisit were: "Rolling Out Advanced EW Systems for the Navy" (January 8) topped the list, followed by "How is AI Changing EW?" (February 26), "Will China Invade Taiwan in 2027?" (August 13), "A Jammer Decades in the Making: NGJ-MB Enters the Fight" (July 2), and "This is Where I Should Be: Inside the Front Lines of EW in the Russo-Ukrainian War" (June 18).

Thank you to our listeners for making 2025 another successful year. Catch up on episodes over the holidays and subscribe today so you don't miss any 2026.

The deadline for the Call for Papers for AOC Europe 2026 is in just two weeks! AOC invites professionals from industry, academia, military, and government to submit original, unclassified abstracts. This year’s theme, Re-Arming Europe for Electromagnetic Spectrum Superiority, highlights Europe’s collective effort to innovate, integrate, and accelerate capabilities needed to secure control of the electromagnetic spectrum.

 

Don’t miss the opportunity to contribute to this critical dialogue and showcase your expertise at AOC Europe 2026. Submit your abstract by 7 January.

Collaborative EW, taking place March 10-12, 2026, in Point Mugu, Calif., will gather coalition leaders from the US, UK and Australia to address electronic warfare challenges by exploring interoperability, unmanned systems integration, and joint manned/unmanned platform coordination to achieve superiority in peer-to-peer conflicts.

This is your opportunity to engage with EW innovators and operational planners shaping the future of coalition spectrum warfare. Register today to reserve your seat.

 

 

Learn more about security requirements for Collaborative EW 2026.

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