Profile
- Type
- Electronic warfare aircraft
- Conflict side
- United States
- Origin
- United States
- Service note
- 2024-present
Aircraft & UAVs
EA-37B Compass Call
The 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.
- Conflict side
- United States
- Built in
- United StatesUnited Kingdom
Service History
- In service
- First delivered to Davis-Monthan Air Force Base on August 23, 2024; the 43rd Electronic Combat Squadron flew its first mission training sortie on May 2, 2025.
- Used by
- United States Air Force
- Wars
- United States-Iran Conflict
Production History
- Built in
- United StatesUnited Kingdom
- Produced
- 2024-present
- Number built
- Up to 10 planned
- Variants
- EC-37B Compass Call
Specifications
- Crew
- Up to 9
- Power plant
- Two Rolls-Royce BR700-710 C4-11 turbofans
- Speed
- 767 mph (Mach 0.82)
- Range
- 4,410 nautical miles
- Ceiling
- 45,000 feet
- Length
- 96 ft 5 in (29.4 m)
- Wingspan
- 93 ft 6 in (28.5 m)
- Maximum takeoff weight
- 91,000 lb (41,276 kg)
Conflict Usage
- United States-Iran Conflict
- Side: United StatesRole: Electronic attack support
Used by U.S. forces in the United States-Iran Conflict; CENTCOM listed EA-37B electronic warfare aircraft among the assets employed against Iran in Operation Epic Fury.
EA-37B Compass Call Images
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EA-37B Compass Call Fact SheetPublisher: Air Combat Command | Note: Supports EA-37B specifications, contractor background, mission, and the Gulfstream G550-based airframe. | Accessed: 2026-06-20EA-37B completes first training sortiePublisher: Air Combat Command | Note: Supports EA-37B early operational background and the first mission training sortie flown by the 43rd Electronic Combat Squadron. | Accessed: 2026-06-20Operation Epic Fury fact sheetPublisher: U.S. Central Command | Note: Used by U.S. forces in the United States-Iran Conflict; CENTCOM listed EA-37B electronic warfare aircraft among the assets employed against Iran in Operation Epic Fury. | Accessed: 2026-06-20DVIDS EA-37B at DM [Image 1 of 5]Publisher: DVIDS | Note: Public-domain U.S. Air Force photo showing an EA-37B Compass Call at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base on July 24, 2025. | Accessed: 2026-06-20DVIDS EA-37B at DM [Image 2 of 5]Publisher: DVIDS | Note: Public-domain U.S. Air Force photo of EA-37B maintenance checks at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base on July 24, 2025. | Accessed: 2026-06-20DVIDS EA-37B at DM [Image 4 of 5]Publisher: DVIDS | Note: Public-domain U.S. Air Force photo of an EA-37B taxiing at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base on July 24, 2025. | Accessed: 2026-06-20DVIDS EA-37B at DM [Image 5 of 5]Publisher: DVIDS | Note: Public-domain U.S. Air Force photo of an EA-37B takeoff at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base on July 24, 2025. | Accessed: 2026-06-20