A new Compass Call: The Air Force is replacing its Vietnam-era electronic warfare planes
By: Stephen Losey, May 4, 2017 (Photo Credit: Stephen Losey/Staff)
It's one of the lesser-known — but also one of the most important — weapons in the fight against the Islamic State: The EC-130H Compass Call, a suite of complex communication-jamming systems, stuffed into aging cargo planes that date back to the Vietnam War.
But over the next dozen years, the Compass Call will get a new lease on life. By the end of 2029, the Air Force is planning to transplant the guts of its EC-130Hs into 10 new airframes, dubbed the EC-X.
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