USAF lifts veil on Compass Call operations against the Islamic State
Gareth Jennings, London - IHS Jane's Defence Weekly
15 December 2016
The USAF has 14 EC-130H Compass Call electronic warfare aircraft, which it is using against the Islamic State in the Middle East. Source: USAF
The US Air Force (USAF) is employing its Lockheed Martin-BAE Systems EC-130H Compass Call special mission Hercules aircraft in the Middle East to "disorientate" the Islamic State by "inducing massive confusion and friction" into their operations.
The disclosure, which was made by the USAF on its website 14 December, provided a rare insight into the normally highly secretive world of the EC-130H force and its work on electronic warfare.
"When the Compass Call is up on station supporting our Iraqi allies, we are denying [the Islamic State's] ability to command and control their forces, to coordinate attacks," said Lieutenant Colonel Josh Koslov, the 43rd Expeditionary Electronic Attack Squadron commander, adding, "If you can't talk, you can't fight. It's very simple."
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