FlightGlobal reports L3Harris and BAE Systems have delivered the first EC-37B Compass Call electronic warfare aircraft to the US Air Force. The article mentions that while the previous EC-130H Compass Call “was based on the Lockheed Martin turboprop transport,” the EC-37B is built on the Gulfstream G550 platform. BAE Systems “oversaw the production of the electronic attack package, while L3Harris was the prime contractor for integrating those mission systems into the Gulfstream jet.” BAE Systems “says the new aircraft will deliver much needed electronic attack capability to the USAF, which is in the process of reorienting its forces to survive in well-defended airspace contested by a modern adversary.”
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Boeing to Deliver Last Ever 747
The AP reports that The Boeing Company is “delivering its final 747 jumbo jet” on Monday. The AP adds that in recent years, “Boeing and its European rival Airbus have introduced more profitable and fuel efficient wide-body planes. … The final plane is the 1,574th built by Boeing in the Puget Sound region of Washington state. … The last one is being delivered to cargo carrier Atlas Air.”
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