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EC-37B Receives Electronic Warfare System of Compass Call

EC-37B Receives Electronic Warfare System of Compass Call
U.S. Air Force members of the 380th Expeditionary Base Honor Guard team present the colors to open the inactivation ceremony of the 41st Expeditionary Electronic Combat Squadron, at Al Dhafra Air Base, United Arab Emirates on Sept. 28. The squadron flew 14,753 sorties of the EC-130H Compass Call aircraft, conducting electronic warfare for just under twenty years in the U.S. Central Commad area of responsibility. (U.S. Air Force Photo)

The U.S. Air Force and BAE Systems have moved the electronic warfare (EW) system of the EC-130H Compass Call onto what is to be the Air Force's next generation EW plane, the BAE Systems' EC-37B, the company said this week. The Air Force "has collaborated with BAE Systems to cross-deck the company’s advanced Compass Call electronic warfare system onto its next-generation electronic warfare aircraft," BAE Systems said. "It is a critical upgrade for the EC-37B Baseline 4 platform that comes…

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