USAF’s EA-37B Compass Call Flies First Mission Training Sortie

EA-37 Compass Call Electronic Warfare Jet Completes First Training Mission

The Air Force’s new electronic warfare jet has flown its first training mission, a critical milestone as the service modernizes its aging fleet of jammer aircraft. An EA-37B Compass Call from Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz., took off for a training sortie May 2, crewed by Airmen from the 55th Electronic Combat Group. The aircraft is a modified Gulfstream G550 business jet and is replacing the older, slower turboprop EC-130H, which is also …

USAF’s EA-37B Compass Call Flies First Mission Training Sortie

The 43rd Electronic Combat Squadron flew the first mission training sortie for the EA-37B on May 2, 2025, says the service, referring to the Compass Call mission. An EA-37B Compass Call aircraft, the U.S. Air Force’s newest dedicated standoff airborne electronic attack aircraft, assigned to the 43rd Electronic Combat Squadron (ECS), flew its first mission […] The post USAF’s EA-37B Compass Call Flies First Mission Training Sortie appeared first …