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An F-15E Strike Eagle assigned to the 366th Fighter Wing, Mountain Home Air Force Base, Idaho, takes off for a night mission during Red Flag-Nellis 24-2 at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, March 21, 2024. Red Flag participants conduct a variety of scenarios, including defensive counterair, offensive-counterair suppression of enemy air defenses and offensive counterair-air interdiction. (U.S. Air Force photo by 1st Lt. Jimmy Cummings)

Air Force looking to disaggregate electronic warfare capabilities from platforms

The Air Force is taking a more holistic approach to electronic warfare across a variety of systems and capabilities.

Sep 24, 2024 By Mark Pomerleau

Leaders from the 55th Wing, 55th Electronic Combat Group, and 43rd Electronic Combat Squadron stand ready to receive Air Combat Command’s first EA-37B Compass Call aircraft during a delivery ceremony at Davis-Monthan AFB, Arizona, on Aug. 23, 2024. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Paige Weldon)

Air Force pilots will get to fly the first updated electronic attack platform

The Air Force received the first EA-37B Compass Call aircraft at Davis Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona, last week to train pilots, as the U.S. military moves…

Aug 28, 2024 By Mark Pomerleau