AIWA supports AOC EW ANZ to advance national collaboration on the information domain

The Australian Information Warfare Alliance (AIWA), has announced its support for the Association of Old Crows (AOC) Electronic Warfare (EW) Australia-New Zealand Conference as a Bronze Sponsor, reflecting its commitment to strengthening national collaboration, accelerating capability development, and contributing to Australia’s information advantage.

AIWA was established in response to a rapidly shifting strategic environment in which influence, disruption and cognitive effects are increasingly central to modern conflict. As threats target populations, digital ecosystems and decision-making processes, the alliance recognises that sovereign capability must be built through coordinated Defence-industry partnerships.

Comprising CyberOps, DEWC Services, Elysium EPL and the School of Information Operations (SOIO), AIWA delivers integrated, Australian-owned solutions spanning Information Warfare technology, training and operations.

Why AOC matters 

For DEWC Services CEO Allan Dundas, the conference addresses a critical EW community need.  “Forums like AOC bring the right people together. If we want credible capability at the speed required, collaboration must be deliberate and continuous. That is exactly why AIWA is here.”

The conference distinguishes itself by cutting across traditional silos, bringing EW specialists, cyber practitioners, information operations planners and strategic communicators into the same room. In an environment where electromagnetic spectrum control, network exploitation, and cognitive effects are increasingly interdependent, that cross-pollination matters.

“The information domain is broad and complex,” says Elysium EPL Director Anthony Allen. “AOC provides the connective tissue between disciplines, which is why AIWA sees value in backing it.”

Investing in the ecosystem

While AIWA’s portfolio centres on technology and operational capability, the alliance recognises that sponsoring AOC is an investment in the ecosystem: the people, skills, ideas and partnerships required to compete effectively in contested information environments and deliver sovereign advantage

“Threats move quickly,” says CyberOps CEO Daniel Floreani, highlighted the pace of change in this space. “Supporting AOC helps ensure Australia’s practitioners are connected, informed and ready to apply contemporary techniques in real-world operations.”

SOIO CEO Glenn Murray framed it more directly: “AOC strengthens the professional community that underpins information operations. AIWA’s sponsorship is about investing in the people who defend Australia’s information warfare battlespace.

By supporting AOC EW ANZ, AIWA is reinforcing that the path to information advantage runs through deliberate, sustained national collaboration, and through forums willing to bridge the divides between disciplines, Defence and industry.