Italy procures EA-37B Compass Call II-Jets to strengthen electronic warfare and aerial reconnaissance
The American company L3Harris Technologies has announced the conclusion of a contract worth $ 300 million with the Italian Air Force. The goal is to convert two Gulfstream G550-Business jets for the electronic warfare variant EA-37B Compass Call II.
The agreement represents the first phase of Italian procurement of advanced platforms for electronic warfare, making Italy the first foreign customer of this model. The sale was approved by the US State Department in October 2024.
Die Compass Call– Aircraft primarily serve to disrupt enemy communication and management and control systems and also adopt information, monitoring and target assignment missions (C5ISRT).
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The contract is part of the strategic program P-MMMS/JAMMSwhich pursues the development of a multifunctional platform for early warning from the air, electronic warfare and electronic education. Italy already has two G550 that have been adapted for CAEW and AISREW missions, and will now use two more rumps for the conversion to the EA-37B model.
The retrofits have already started, with L3Harris leading the technical integration process.
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In addition to the Compass Call aircraft, Italy also plans to purchase two aircraft that the Australian MC-55A Peregrine Similar, equipped with sigint sensors, radar and electro-optical/infrared systems.
Source and pictures: L3Harris | X @Gulfstreamaero. This content was created with the help of AI and checked editorially.
