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EC-37B Compass Call

Officer Explains What New EC-37 Electronic Warfare Jets Can Do, Warns Program Is Underfunded

By Emma Helfrich
Sep 19 3:16 PM EDT
EC-37B Compass Call

Our Best Look Yet At The Air Force’s EC-37B Compass Call Jamming Jet

By Emma Helfrich
Aug 18 8:34 PM EDT
J-10D Big Spine

China’s J-10 Fighter Spotted In New ‘Big Spine’ Configuration (Updated)

By Tyler Rogoway, Emma Helfrich
Jul 18 9:32 PM EDT
An artist's conception of a US Air Force EC-37B Compass Cal jet, with an existing EC-130H Compass call aircraft depicted in the background.

Congress Pushes For More Air Force EC-37 Electronic Warfare Jets

By Joseph Trevithick
Jun 22 10:23 PM EDT
MC55A Peregrine

Australia’s New MC-55 Peregrine Electronic Warfare Jet Breaks Cover (Updated)

By Dan Parsons, Tyler Rogoway
May 11 3:20 PM EDT
F-22 Raptor Spotted Flying With Stealthy Underwing Pods

F-22 Raptor Spotted Flying With Stealthy Underwing Pods

By Tyler Rogoway
Feb 8 4:18 PM EST
Chinese Flying Wing Drones Launch Swarming Decoys At Enemy Warships In Industry Video

Chinese Flying Wing Drones Launch Swarming Decoys At Enemy Warships In Industry Video

By Joseph Trevithick
Oct 11 12:12 PM EDT
China’s J-16D Electronic Attack Jet Seen Sporting Jamming Pods For The First Time

China’s J-16D Electronic Attack Jet Seen Sporting Jamming Pods For The First Time

By Joseph Trevithick
Sep 24 8:24 PM EDT
Watch This RC-135 Spy Plane Make A Frightening Crosswind Landing In England (Updated)

Watch This RC-135 Spy Plane Make A Frightening Crosswind Landing In England (Updated)

By Tyler Rogoway
Sep 20 1:10 PM EDT
This Gonzo-Looking Regional Jet Just Put The F-16’s New Radar To The Test

This Gonzo-Looking Regional Jet Just Put The F-16’s New Radar To The Test

By Tyler Rogoway
Sep 9 9:00 PM EDT
The Truth About Cyber Warfare’s Impact On Airpower

The Truth About Cyber Warfare’s Impact On Airpower

By Justin Bronk
Aug 18 6:03 PM EDT
Electronic Warfare System On Air Force F-16 Gets Capability Update In Flight

Electronic Warfare System On Air Force F-16 Gets Capability Update In Flight

By Joseph Trevithick
Aug 2 4:24 PM EDT
Navy’s New Jamming Pods For EA-18G Growler Eyed For Air Force Fighters

Navy’s New Jamming Pods For EA-18G Growler Eyed For Air Force Fighters

By Brett Tingley and Tyler Rogoway
Jul 28 7:01 PM EDT
This Is Our First Look At How General Atomics’ Sparrowhawk Drone Will Get Caught In Mid-Air

This Is Our First Look At How General Atomics’ Sparrowhawk Drone Will Get Caught In Mid-Air

By Joseph Trevithick
Jul 27 5:04 PM EDT
Marine Osprey Flies With New Radar-Scrambling Intrepid Tiger System For The First Time

Marine Osprey Flies With New Radar-Scrambling Intrepid Tiger System For The First Time

By Joseph Trevithick
Jun 25 4:53 PM EDT
Gremlins Drones Could Be Rearmed Inside Their Mothership Transport Aircraft

Gremlins Drones Could Be Rearmed Inside Their Mothership Transport Aircraft

By Joseph Trevithick
Jun 11 3:30 PM EDT
Navy P-8A Maritime Patrol Planes To Get Pods Loaded With Radar Jamming ‘Little Buddies’

Navy P-8A Maritime Patrol Planes To Get Pods Loaded With Radar Jamming ‘Little Buddies’

By Joseph Trevithick
Apr 13 2:54 PM EDT
Russia Is Jamming Royal Air Force Transport Aircraft Flying Out Of Cyprus: Reports

Russia Is Jamming Royal Air Force Transport Aircraft Flying Out Of Cyprus: Reports

By Thomas Newdick
Mar 19 7:24 PM EDT
Air Force Wants To Give Its F-15s Game-Changing Cognitive Electronic Warfare Capabilities

Air Force Wants To Give Its F-15s Game-Changing Cognitive Electronic Warfare Capabilities

By Joseph Trevithick
Mar 16 3:07 PM EDT
The Age Of Swarming Air-Launched Munitions Has Officially Begun With Air Force Test

The Age Of Swarming Air-Launched Munitions Has Officially Begun With Air Force Test

By Thomas Newdick and Joseph Trevithick
Jan 8 11:59 AM EST
Russia’s Reborn Il-114 Transport Aircraft Eyed For Specialized Military Roles

Russia’s Reborn Il-114 Transport Aircraft Eyed For Specialized Military Roles

By Thomas Newdick
Dec 17 4:50 AM EST
This Is The First Photo Ever Of A Stealthy Black Hawk Helicopter

This Is The First Photo Ever Of A Stealthy Black Hawk Helicopter

By Joseph Trevithick and Tyler Rogoway
Nov 27 6:34 PM EST
A Dozen Of The Most Unusual Variants Of The Ubiquitous KC-135 Family Of Aircraft

A Dozen Of The Most Unusual Variants Of The Ubiquitous KC-135 Family Of Aircraft

By Robert Hopkins
Nov 27 6:13 PM EST
The EA-18G Growler Has Its Own Topgun School For Electronic Attack Instead Of Dogfighting

The EA-18G Growler Has Its Own Topgun School For Electronic Attack Instead Of Dogfighting

By Jamie Hunter
Nov 27 6:13 PM EST
F-15E Strike Eagle’s New Electronic Warfare Suite Put To The Test In Major Exercise

F-15E Strike Eagle’s New Electronic Warfare Suite Put To The Test In Major Exercise

By Thomas Newdick
Nov 21 5:50 PM EST
French Army To Test Small Drones That Can Detect, Intercept, And Possibly Jam Communications

French Army To Test Small Drones That Can Detect, Intercept, And Possibly Jam Communications

By Thomas Newdick and Joseph Trevithick
Nov 13 6:20 PM EST
U-2 Spy Plane Got New Target Recognition Capabilities In First-Ever In-Flight Software Update

U-2 Spy Plane Got New Target Recognition Capabilities In First-Ever In-Flight Software Update

By Joseph Trevithick
Oct 19 11:03 PM EDT
RAF Tests Swarm Loaded With BriteCloud Electronic Warfare Decoys To Overwhelm Air Defenses

RAF Tests Swarm Loaded With BriteCloud Electronic Warfare Decoys To Overwhelm Air Defenses

By Joseph Trevithick
Oct 8 5:14 PM EDT
E/A-18G Growler Sports Its New Jamming Pod In The Anechoic Chamber In This Very Sci-Fi Pic

E/A-18G Growler Sports Its New Jamming Pod In The Anechoic Chamber In This Very Sci-Fi Pic

By Joseph Trevithick
Sep 22 9:53 AM EDT
The Navy’s New Jammers For Its EA-18G Growlers Cut Back Their Range More Than The Old Pods

The Navy’s New Jammers For Its EA-18G Growlers Cut Back Their Range More Than The Old Pods

By Joseph Trevithick
Sep 21 7:27 PM EDT
The Army Has Unveiled Its Plan For Swarms Of Electronic Warfare Enabled Air-Launched Drones

The Army Has Unveiled Its Plan For Swarms Of Electronic Warfare Enabled Air-Launched Drones

By Joseph Trevithick
Aug 17 2:24 PM EDT
South Korea Has Already Started A Search For New Airborne Early Warning Radar Planes

South Korea Has Already Started A Search For New Airborne Early Warning Radar Planes

By Jamie Hunter
Jul 14 5:53 PM EDT
Australia Set To Become One Of The World’s Top Aerial Electronic Warfare Powers

Australia Set To Become One Of The World’s Top Aerial Electronic Warfare Powers

By Tyler Rogoway
Jul 5 7:09 PM EDT
CIA’s Predecessor To The SR-71 Blackbird Tested Electron Guns To Hide From Radars

CIA’s Predecessor To The SR-71 Blackbird Tested Electron Guns To Hide From Radars

By Joseph Trevithick
Mar 25 12:31 PM EDT
Air Force F-16s Are Getting Pylons With Built-In Missile Warning Sensors And Countermeasures

Air Force F-16s Are Getting Pylons With Built-In Missile Warning Sensors And Countermeasures

By Joseph Trevithick
Mar 9 7:22 PM EDT
This One Navy F-16N Aggressor Had An Electronic Warfare Suite Only Found On Israeli Jets

This One Navy F-16N Aggressor Had An Electronic Warfare Suite Only Found On Israeli Jets

By Tyler Rogoway
Jan 16 8:16 PM EST
The EA-6B Prowler Has Been Retired, But Its Impact On Air Warfare Will Live On Forever

The EA-6B Prowler Has Been Retired, But Its Impact On Air Warfare Will Live On Forever

By Tyler Rogoway
Dec 1 6:46 AM EST
SPEAR Mini-Cruise Missile Getting An Electronic Warfare Variant To Swarm With Is A Huge Deal

SPEAR Mini-Cruise Missile Getting An Electronic Warfare Variant To Swarm With Is A Huge Deal

By Tyler Rogoway
Dec 1 6:01 AM EST
Russian Drone “Strike Groups” Jammed And Bombed Air Defenses During Huge Exercise

Russian Drone “Strike Groups” Jammed And Bombed Air Defenses During Huge Exercise

By Joseph Trevithick
Nov 7 11:10 PM EST
Japan Cleared To Transform 98 Of Its F-15J Eagles Into “Japanese Super Interceptors”

Japan Cleared To Transform 98 Of Its F-15J Eagles Into “Japanese Super Interceptors”

By Joseph Trevithick
Oct 30 3:44 PM EDT
The U.S. Military Is Buying These Small Interceptor Drones To Knock Down Other Drones

The U.S. Military Is Buying These Small Interceptor Drones To Knock Down Other Drones

By Joseph Trevithick
Oct 4 2:18 PM EDT
China Is Hard At Work Developing Swarms Of Small Drones With Big Military Applications

China Is Hard At Work Developing Swarms Of Small Drones With Big Military Applications

By Joseph Trevithick
Jun 30 2:53 PM EDT
USAF Wants Swarms of Cheap “Gray Wolf” Cruise Missiles That Can Overwhelm Enemy Defenses

USAF Wants Swarms of Cheap “Gray Wolf” Cruise Missiles That Can Overwhelm Enemy Defenses

By Joseph Trevithick
Jun 30 2:49 PM EDT
Bristling With Antennas, Russia’s A-100 Is Likely More Than Just A New Radar Plane

Bristling With Antennas, Russia’s A-100 Is Likely More Than Just A New Radar Plane

By Joseph Trevithick
Jun 29 11:55 PM EDT
It’s Official, the USAF’s Next Jamming Plane Will Be a Gulfstream BizJet

It’s Official, the USAF’s Next Jamming Plane Will Be a Gulfstream BizJet

By Joseph Trevithick
Jun 29 8:00 PM EDT
Protests Mount Against USAF Plan to Replace Aging Jamming Planes

Protests Mount Against USAF Plan to Replace Aging Jamming Planes

By Joseph Trevithick
Jun 29 6:39 PM EDT
USAF Wants To Network Its Precision Munitions Together Into A ‘Golden Horde’ Swarm

USAF Wants To Network Its Precision Munitions Together Into A ‘Golden Horde’ Swarm

By Joseph Trevithick
Jun 26 1:56 PM EDT
SR-71’s “R2-D2” Could Be The Key To Winning Future Fights In GPS Denied Environments

SR-71’s “R2-D2” Could Be The Key To Winning Future Fights In GPS Denied Environments

By Tyler Rogoway
Apr 16 4:31 PM EDT
Ukraine Returns Electronic Warfare Choppers To Service Amid Fears Of War With Russia

Ukraine Returns Electronic Warfare Choppers To Service Amid Fears Of War With Russia

By Joseph Trevithick
Dec 27 3:03 PM EST
USAF Says Insurgent Drones Are Watching One Of Its Bases In Afghanistan ’24/7′

USAF Says Insurgent Drones Are Watching One Of Its Bases In Afghanistan ’24/7′

By Joseph Trevithick
Dec 10 5:22 PM EST
Navy’s Next Gen Jammer Is Three Pods, Not One, And Competition For One Of Them Just Heated Up

Navy’s Next Gen Jammer Is Three Pods, Not One, And Competition For One Of Them Just Heated Up

By Joseph Trevithick and Tyler Rogoway
Oct 27 3:17 PM EDT
Recent MALD-X Advanced Air Launched Decoy Test Is A Much Bigger Deal Than It Sounds Like

Recent MALD-X Advanced Air Launched Decoy Test Is A Much Bigger Deal Than It Sounds Like

By Tyler Rogoway
Aug 24 9:21 PM EDT
USAF Plans To Test A System Called ‘Symphony’ Inside An ‘Irascible Pod’ On A U-2 Spy Plane

USAF Plans To Test A System Called ‘Symphony’ Inside An ‘Irascible Pod’ On A U-2 Spy Plane

By Joseph Trevithick
Jul 27 9:22 PM EDT
Israel Posts Pic Of CH-53 Yasur Helicopter With Unknown Roll-On Electronic Warfare Suite

Israel Posts Pic Of CH-53 Yasur Helicopter With Unknown Roll-On Electronic Warfare Suite

By Tyler Rogoway
Jul 7 7:51 PM EDT
DARPA Will Reel-In Its Gremlins Drones and Pluck Them Out Of The Sky Like Flying Fish

DARPA Will Reel-In Its Gremlins Drones and Pluck Them Out Of The Sky Like Flying Fish

By Joseph Trevithick
Apr 18 9:37 PM EDT
This Is Our First Glimpse of a DARPA Gremlins Drone Being Launched or Recovered From A C-130

This Is Our First Glimpse of a DARPA Gremlins Drone Being Launched or Recovered From A C-130

By Joseph Trevithick
Apr 11 6:55 PM EDT
Northrop Grumman Has Patented A Kinetic Missile Defense System For Stealth Aircraft

Northrop Grumman Has Patented A Kinetic Missile Defense System For Stealth Aircraft

By Tyler Rogoway
Oct 26 6:29 PM EDT
The B-1B ‘Bone’ Rolls Out Of The World’s Largest Anechoic Test Chamber

The B-1B ‘Bone’ Rolls Out Of The World’s Largest Anechoic Test Chamber

By Tyler Rogoway
Aug 12 8:25 PM EDT
The P-8 Poseidon Will Get Winged Torpedoes To Kill Subs At Long-Range

The P-8 Poseidon Will Get Winged Torpedoes To Kill Subs At Long-Range

By Tyler Rogoway
May 20 2:58 PM EDT
Marines To Turn Super Hercules, Osprey Fleets Into Missile Slinging Electronic Warfare Platforms

Marines To Turn Super Hercules, Osprey Fleets Into Missile Slinging Electronic Warfare Platforms

By Tyler Rogoway
May 12 9:10 PM EDT