Carlo Kopp

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Carlo Kopp is an Australian freelance and academic who has published some 300 articles in defense security publications.[citation needed]

Academic background[]

Kopp has a PhD and MSc degrees, which were supervised by Prof. Chris Wallace at Monash University.

Publications[]

Kopp has published in many prominent defense and security publications on matters of aerospace technology, stealth, information warfare and Australian defence policy.[1] These included , Air International, Journal of Electronic Defense, , Australian Aviation and the .

F-22 Raptor[]

Kopp is a proponent of the F-22 and has published many articles and papers criticising the selection of the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter for the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF), and is a co-founder of the Air Power Australia strategy think tank.[citation needed]

Research[]

Research on electromagnetic pulse weapons[]

Kopp has been warning against the dangers of an electromagnetic pulse bomb since the 1990s.[2]

Computer science research[]

Kopp's computer science research effort currently encompasses ad hoc networking, global navigation satellite system (GNSS) support protocols, network-centric warfare, exploitation of radars for high speed datalink applications, and the information theory underpinning information warfare,[3] where he previously contributed much of the foundation theory.

Current roles[]

Research Fellow in Regional Military Strategy[]

Kopp is a Research Fellow in Regional Military Strategy at the in Melbourne.[1]

Monash University[]

Kopp lectures in computer science at Monash University in Melbourne, Australia.[3]

Australian Strategic Policy Institute[]

Kopp produced a Strategic Insight series paper dealing with the Wedgetail AEW&C system for the Australian Strategic Policy Institute in Canberra, and remains actively engaged in the public debate on Australian defence policy.

Memberships[]

Kopp is a senior member of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA). He is also a member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) and the Association of Old Crows.

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b "Air Power Australia Editor-in-Chief". Air Power Australia. Retrieved 14 January 2013.
  2. ^ Chirgwin, Richard (11 November 2013). "Norks isn't likely to beat the USA in the death-ray race". theregister.co.uk. The Register. Retrieved 10 November 2013.
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b "Carlo Kopp". Monash University. Retrieved 14 January 2013.

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