Electronic Warfare

Elta ELL-8222 ECM pod

Also known as
  • ELL-8222
  • EL/L-8222
  • ELTA ELL-8222
  • ELL-8222WB
  • ELL-8222SB
  • Scorpius-SPJ

The Elta ELL-8222 is an Israeli fighter self-protection electronic-countermeasures pod from ELTA Systems. IAI's later Scorpius-SPJ / ELL-8222SB materials describe a podded AESA jammer with simultaneous multi-threat response, and JED's ELTA interview says ELL-8222SB deliveries began in 2023. Open-source air-campaign reporting documents ELL-8222 carriage on Israeli F-15 Baz configurations during the 2023 Israel-Hamas War.

Elta ELL-8222 ECM pod, Electronic countermeasures pod, Electronic Warfare
Image source: ELTA Systems ELL-8222 pod family

Role in Conflicts

Profile / Specs

Profile

Origin
Israel
Type
Electronic countermeasures pod
Produced
ELL-8222SB production deliveries began in 2023

Specifications

Role
Fighter self-protection ECM pod
Function
Detects radar threats and jams hostile radars to support combat-aircraft survivability
Architecture
IAI describes the Scorpius-SPJ / ELL-8222SB as an AESA-based pod with digital wideband receivers
Threat handling
Simultaneous multi-threat response against multiple radar-guided threats
Operating mode
Autonomous threat detection, classification, and response selection
ELL-8222SB front end
JED's ELTA interview describes solid-state GaN amplifiers in AESA antenna arrays with multibeam receive and focused-beam transmit functions
Family
ELL-8212 / ELL-8222 / ELL-8222WB / ELL-8222SB pod line
Platform fit
Externally carried on fighter aircraft
Designation And Service Context

The ELL-8222 page covers a pod family rather than a single photographed installation. ELTA's public family material groups ELL-8212, ELL-8222, and ELL-8222WB, while IAI's Scorpius-SPJ material and JED's ELTA interview identify ELL-8222SB as the newer AESA-based successor in the line.

DesignationContextReader note
ELL-8222Baseline self-protection ECM podReported by JED as widely fielded across combat aircraft, including U.S. Air Force aggressor F-16 use.
ELL-8222WBWideband family modelListed by ELTA with the ELL-8212 and ELL-8222 pod family.
ELL-8222SB / Scorpius-SPJAESA self-protection jammerJED's ELTA interview says the successor kept a similar physical form while adding GaN AESA arrays, higher ERP, improved sensitivity, and better spatial selectivity.

Sources: ELTA Systems ELL-8222 pod family; IAI Scorpius-SPJ product page; IAI Scorpius-SPJ ELL-8222SB brochure; JED ELTA Scorpius family interview.

Variants

The record covers the ELL-8222 self-protection pod family and the later Scorpius-SPJ / ELL-8222SB designation where sources connect the systems as the same ELTA pod line.

VariantConfigurationDesignation notes
ELL-8212Related ECM pod family member

ELTA grouped the ELL-8212 with the ELL-8222 and ELL-8222WB in its public pod-family material.

Sources: ELTA Systems ELL-8222 pod family

ELL-8222SB / Scorpius-SPJAESA self-protection jammer pod

IAI describes Scorpius-SPJ as a podded self-protection jammer using AESA and digital receiver architecture for simultaneous multi-threat response; JED's ELTA interview says the ELL-8222SB successor kept a similar physical form while adding GaN AESA performance improvements.

Sources: IAI Scorpius-SPJ product page, IAI Scorpius-SPJ ELL-8222SB brochure, JED ELTA Scorpius family interview

Carrier Aircraft

Open-source reporting links the pod to fighter-aircraft air-campaign and training configurations.

CarrierCarrier typeCarriage evidence
F-15 Baz, Multirole fighter, Aircraft & UAVsF-15 BazMultirole fighter

The Aviationist said a typical Israeli F-15 air-campaign configuration includes the Elta ELL-8222 ECM pod.

Sources: F-15 Baz air-campaign configuration with ELL-8222 ECM pod

F-16 Fighting Falcon, Multirole fighter aircraft, Aircraft & UAVsF-16 Fighting FalconFighter aircraft

JED reported U.S. Air Force aggressor squadrons using ELL-8222 pods on F-16s, including the 64th Aggressor Group at Nellis AFB.

Sources: JED Scorpius-SPJ contract and ELL-8222 service context, JED ELTA Scorpius family interview

Timeline

Elta ELL-8222 ECM pod Key Events

  1. Scorpius-SPJ export contract reported

    JED reported that IAI had received a contract to supply ELL-8222SB Scorpius-SPJ pods to an Asian air force, with production deliveries expected to begin in 2023.

    Sources: JED Scorpius-SPJ contract and ELL-8222 service context

  2. ELL-8222SB deliveries begin

    In a JED interview, ELTA said ELL-8222SB production deliveries began in 2023 and described the new pod as physically similar to the earlier ELL-8222 while improving sensitivity, ERP, and spatial selectivity.

    Sources: JED ELTA Scorpius family interview

  3. F-15 Baz configuration documented

    The Aviationist documented Israeli F-15 Baz air-campaign loadout context that included the Elta ELL-8222 ECM pod during the 2023 Israel-Hamas War.

    Sources: F-15 Baz air-campaign configuration with ELL-8222 ECM pod

Media

Elta ELL-8222 ECM pod Videos

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Sources

IAI Scorpius-SPJ product pagePublisher: Israel Aerospace Industries | Note: Supports manufacturer background, Scorpius-SPJ / ELL-8222SB identity, AESA and digital receiver architecture, and autonomous response context. | Accessed: 2026-07-01IAI Scorpius-SPJ ELL-8222SB brochurePublisher: Israel Aerospace Industries | Note: Supports Scorpius-SPJ / ELL-8222SB technical features including AESA architecture, digital receivers, wideband coverage, multi-threat handling, and podded fighter-aircraft fit. | Accessed: 2026-07-01JED Scorpius-SPJ contract and ELL-8222 service contextPublisher: Journal of Electromagnetic Dominance | Note: Supports ELL-8222SB contract, expected 2023 delivery context, the ELL-8222 service base, and U.S. Air Force aggressor F-16 carriage context. | Accessed: 2026-07-01JED ELTA Scorpius family interviewPublisher: Journal of Electromagnetic Dominance | Note: Supports Scorpius family designation context, ELL-8222SB as the ELL-8222 successor, 2023 production-delivery start, GaN AESA performance improvements, and U.S. Air Force aggressor-squadron ELL-8222 use. | Accessed: 2026-07-01ELTA Systems ELL-8222 pod familyPublisher: ELTA Systems Ltd. | Note: Supports manufacturer background, the ELL-8212/ELL-8222/ELL-8222WB ECM pod family grouping, and image provenance for the displayed pod image. | Accessed: 2026-07-01F-15 Baz air-campaign configuration with ELL-8222 ECM podPublisher: The Aviationist | Note: Supports 2023 Israel-Hamas War direct use and the F-15 Baz carriage relationship by documenting a typical Israeli F-15 air-campaign configuration that included the Elta ELL-8222 ECM pod. | Accessed: 2026-07-01