EC-37B To Start Ground Tests In ’23 As L3 Receives Third Aircraft

An EC-37B Compass Call arrives at Davis-Monthan AFB, Arizona, on Aug. 17.
Credit: U.S. Air Force
DAYTON, Ohio—L3Harris has taken delivery of the first three Gulfstream G550s that will become EC-37B Compass Calls, ahead of planned ground tests next year. The U.S. Air Force has budgeted plans to field six of the EC-37Bs to replace the retired EC-130Hs that flew electronic attack missions, though...
Brian Everstine

Brian Everstine is the Pentagon Editor for Aviation Week, based in Washington, D.C. Before joining Aviation Week in August 2021, he covered the Pentagon for Air Force Magazine. Brian began covering defense aviation in 2011 as a reporter for Military Times.

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