10 July, 2018: BAE Systems, a British multinational defence, security, and aerospace company has started work to transition its advanced Compass Call electronic warfare (EW) system from aging EC-130H aircraft to a modern, more capable platform that will significantly enhance mission effectiveness.
This Cross Deck initiative, as it is commonly called, will enable the US Air Force to continue disrupting enemy command and control capabilities in denied environments well into the future.
As the mission system integrator for the program, BAE Systems is working with L3 Technologies to transition the Compass Call capabilities onto an EC-37B aircraft, a special-mission Gulfstream G550 that meets Air Force requirements. This new platform will provide combatant commanders with better standoff jamming capability and flexibility to counter superior communications and radar threats.