U.S. Air Force Collaborates With BAE Systems on Leading-Edge Enhancement to Compass Call Platform

HUDSON, NH – (BUSINESS WIRE) – The US Air Force has partnered with BAE Systems to bring the company’s advanced Compass Call electronic combat system to its next-generation electronic combat aircraft. It is a major upgrade to the EC-37B Baseline 4 platform released on the 40th anniversary of Compass Call and made possible by BAE Systems’ Small Adaptive Bank of Electronic Resources (SABER) technology.

The SABER system is switching from hardware-based to software-based electromagnetic spectrum warfare at Compass Call. The system is based on a series of software defined radios that use an open system architecture and form the backbone of the EC-37B’s operating system.

“This is a state-of-the-art upgrade that integrates third-party apps and enables flight crews to respond to threats faster than ever before,” said Pam Potter, director of electronic attack solutions at BAE Systems.

Compass Call is a tactical airborne electromagnetic attack weapon system that disrupts enemy command and control communications, radar and navigation systems. The sophisticated mission system, developed and produced by BAE Systems, has been providing critical jamming functions on the EC-130H since 1981 and will use this technology for the updated EC-37B platforms.

Compass Call Baseline 4 is being developed at BAE Systems’ state-of-the-art facilities in Hudson, NH, Nashua, NH, Burlington, Massachusetts, San Diego, California, and Dallas, Texas.

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