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electronic warfare Weapon Systems

Weapon systems and military equipment tagged electronic warfare.

6 weapon systems

E-11A airborne communications relay aircraft, Airborne communications relay and gateway aircraft, Aircraft & UAVs

Aircraft & UAVsE-11A airborne communications relay aircraftAirborne communications relay and gateway aircraftSide: United StatesBuilt: Bombardier / Northrop Grumman / Canada / United StatesThe E-11A is a U.S. Air Force Battlefield Airborne Communications Node aircraft built from a Bombardier business jet to relay and translate tactical data, voice, and imagery for distributed air, ground, and maritime forces. In the United States-Iran Conflict, CENTCOM listed E-11A communications aircraft among the assets used in Operation Epic Fury, showing the type's role as a high-flying command-and-control gateway rather than a strike platform.

EC-130H Compass Call, Airborne electronic attack aircraft, Aircraft & UAVs

Aircraft & UAVsEC-130H Compass CallAirborne electronic attack aircraftSide: United StatesBuilt: Lockheed Martin / BAE Systems / L3Harris / United States / United KingdomThe EC-130H Compass Call is the U.S. Air Force's legacy airborne electronic-attack aircraft, a modified C-130H used to jam command, control, communications, radar, and navigation systems. In the United States-Iran Conflict, CENTCOM listed the EC-130H among the electronic-warfare aircraft employed in Operation Epic Fury while the fleet was being phased out for the EA-37B.

EA-37B Compass Call, Electronic warfare aircraft, Aircraft & UAVs

Aircraft & UAVsEA-37B Compass CallElectronic warfare aircraftSide: United StatesBuilt: L3Harris Technologies and BAE Systems / United States / United KingdomThe EA-37B Compass Call is the U.S. Air Force's Gulfstream G550-based airborne electronic attack aircraft, built to disrupt communications, radar, and navigation systems. CENTCOM listed it among assets employed in Operation Epic Fury against Iran in 2026, giving the new Compass Call variant a direct United States-Iran Conflict context.

Orlan-10, Medium-range reconnaissance and electronic-warfare UAV, Aircraft & UAVs

Aircraft & UAVsOrlan-10Medium-range reconnaissance and electronic-warfare UAVSide: Russia / Syrian government and alliesBuilt: Special Technology Centre / RussiaThe Orlan-10 is a Russian medium-range unmanned aircraft built by Special Technology Centre for reconnaissance, artillery spotting, electronic warfare, and data-relay missions. In the Russia-Ukraine War it became one of Russia's most important tactical UAVs, helping locate Ukrainian units and pass targeting data to artillery, missile, and loitering-munition crews.

RC-135V/W Rivet Joint, Signals intelligence reconnaissance aircraft, Aircraft & UAVs

Aircraft & UAVsRC-135V/W Rivet JointSignals intelligence reconnaissance aircraftSide: United StatesBuilt: L-3 Communications / United StatesThe RC-135V/W Rivet Joint is a U.S. signals-intelligence reconnaissance aircraft derived from the C-135 family. In the United States-Iran Conflict, flight tracking showed it operating over the Arabian Gulf near the Strait of Hormuz for intelligence collection missions.

EA-18G Growler, Carrier-capable airborne electronic attack aircraft, Electronic Warfare

Electronic WarfareEA-18G GrowlerCarrier-capable airborne electronic attack aircraftSide: U.S.-led coalition and partner forces / United States-led coalition / United StatesBuilt: Boeing / United StatesThe EA-18G Growler is a Boeing-built electronic attack derivative of the two-seat F/A-18F Super Hornet, fielded to jam, detect, and attack hostile radars, communications, and air-defense networks while retaining missile carriage for suppression missions. U.S. Navy and Australian Growlers provide carrier or land-based electronic warfare support, with recent documented use in Operation Inherent Resolve, Red Sea operations against Houthi forces, and the U.S.-Iran strike context.