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Davis-Monthan to Receive 2nd EA-37B by End of Year, ACC Says

Frank Wolfe

Thursday, August 29th, 2024

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Davis-Monthan to Receive 2nd EA-37B by End of Year, ACC Says

U.S. Air Force Gen. Ken Wilsbach, head of Air Combat Command (ACC), delivers ACC’s first EA-37B Compass Call, aircraft 19-5591, to Davis-Monthan AFB, Ariz. on Aug. 23 (U.S. Air Force Photo)

Air Combat Command's (ACC) 55th Electronic Combat Group (ECG) at Davis-Monthan AFB, Ariz., is to receive a second EA-37B by the end of the year for pilot training, ACC said. U.S. Air Force plans call for 10 EA-37Bs by BAE Systems and L3Harris Technologies [LHX] to replace the Air Force's EC-130H. The Air Force has retired nine of its 14 EC-130Hs, and the EA-37B will, like the EC-130H, carry the Compass Call moniker. On Aug. 23, Air Force Gen. Kenneth…

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