First EC-37B Compass Call Tactical Jammer Delivered to Air Force

The aircraft is based on a Gulfstream G550 platform kitted out with electromagnetic warfare equipment.

Kimberly Johnson

Thursday, September 14, 2023 at 05:21 PM ET

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A EC-130H stands on the tarmac beside an EC-37B electromagnetic attack mission aircraft. [Courtesy L3Harris]

Key Takeaways:

The U.S. Air Force has received the first EC-37B Compass Call tactical jammer aircraft, which will replace the EC-130H system that has been in service since the early 1980s.
Based on a Gulfstream G550 business jet, the EC-37B was delivered by BAE Systems and L3Harris Technologies, who oversee the production and integration of its electromagnetic warfare equipment.
This new aircraft ensures the continuation of the Air Force's critical electromagnetic warfare mission with a modern, cutting-edge platform.

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The U.S. Air Force has received the first of 10 EC-37B Compass Call tactical jammer aircraft.

The aircraft, slated to replace the C-130 Hercules-based EC-130H Compass Call tactical weapon system that’s been in service since the early 1980s, is based on a Gulfstream G550 business jet airframe. It was delivered by BAE Systems and L3Harris Technologies—the companies overseeing the production and installation of electromagnetic warfare equipment—for formal combined developmental and operational testing, BAE Systems announced Tuesday.