2026 EDITORIAL CALENDAR*

Issue

Features

Bonus Distribution

Ad Submission Deadlines

January

  • Command and Control in Naval EW
  • Countermeasures Against HF Surface Wave Radars
  • Technology Survey: Counter-UAS Radars
  • AFCEA West, Feb. 10-12, San Diego, Calif.

Space Reservation: Nov. 25, 2025
Materials Deadline: Dec. 1, 2025
Ships: Jan. 9, 2026

February

  • Digital RF Memory Technology
  • Technology Survey: Portable and Handheld Spectrum Analyzers
  • AOC Collaborative EW Summit, March 10-12, Point Mugu, Calif.

Space Reservation: Dec. 16, 2025
Materials Deadline: Dec. 18, 2025
Ships: Feb. 2, 2026

March

  • Indian Army EW
  • Europe’s Ground EW/CEMA Programs
  • AOC Dixie Crow Symposium, March 22-25, Warner Robins, Ga.
  • Satellite 2026, March 23-26, Washington, D.C.

Space Reservation: Jan. 14, 2026
Materials Deadline: Jan. 16, 2026
Ships: Feb. 20, 2026

April

  • Smart Kill: Integrating Soft-Kill and Hard Kill to Protect Surface Combatants
  • Technology Survey: COMINT and CESM Systems
  • AOC Maple Leaf EMSO Symposium, April 15-16, Ottawa, Canada
  • AAAA, April 15-17, Nashville, Tenn.
  • Navy League Sea-Air-Space, April 19-22, National Harbor, Md.

Space Reservation: Feb. 12, 2026
Materials Deadline: Feb. 16, 2026
Ships: Mar. 19, 2026

May

  • Regional Focus: European Electronic Warfare
  • Maturing Electromagnetic Battle Management
  • AOC Europe, May 19-21, Helsinki, Finland

Space Reservation: Mar. 12, 2026
Materials Deadline: Mar. 16, 2026
Ships: Apr. 17, 2026

June

  • Space-Based EW and SIGINT
  • Technology Survey: Power Amplifiers for EW Applications
  • AOC Cyber/EW Convergence, June 6-8, Charleston, S.C.
  • International Microwave Symposium, June 7-12, Boston, Mass.

Space Reservation: Apr. 9, 2026
Materials Deadline: Apr. 13, 2026
Ships: May 14, 2026

July

  • EW Training for Orbital Warfare
  • Technology Survey: RWRs and ESM Systems
  • AOC EW Enabling Gaps and Capabilities, July 14-16, Crane, Ind.

Space Reservation: May 6, 2026
Materials Deadline: May 8, 2026
Ships: Jun. 12, 2026

August

  • EW and SIGINT Antenna Technology
  • US Army Reprogramming and Analysis Team (ARAT)
  • AFCEA TechNet Augusta, Aug. 17-20, Augusta, Ga.

Space Reservation: Jun. 10, 2026
Materials Deadline: Jun. 12, 2026
Ships: Jul. 20, 2026

September

  • EW Solutions for the F-16
  • Quantum Sensing for EMSO
  • AOC SAMS Conference, Sept. 22-24, Huntsville, Ala.
  • AFA Air Space and Cyber Conference, Sept. 22-24, National Harbor, Md.

Space Reservation: Jul. 16, 2026
Materials Deadline: Jul. 20, 2026
Ships: Aug. 20, 2026

October

  • Integrating Counter-UAS Capabilities into Force Structure
  • Technology Survey: RFSoCs and Digital Signal Processing Boards for EW and SIGINT
  • AOC CEMA Summit, Oct. 27-29, Aberdeen Proving Ground, Md.

Space Reservation: Aug. 14, 2026
Materials Deadline: Aug. 18, 2026
Ships: Sep. 21, 2026

November

  • SIGINT Software
  • Indian Navy EW

Space Reservation: Sep. 11, 2026
Materials Deadline: Sep. 15, 2026
Ships: Oct. 20, 2026

December

  • Airborne Electronic Attack
  • High Power Microwave (HPM) Technology
  • AOC 2026, Dec. 8-10, National Harbor, Md.

Space Reservation: Oct. 15, 2026
Materials Deadline: Oct. 19, 2026
Ships: Nov. 20, 2026

*Editorial Calendar & Bonus Distributions are tentative and subject to change