An EC-130H Compass Call flies a training mission over Lake Mead, Ariz. (U.S. Air Force photo) The US military is complaining that Russia allegedly jams US electronic warfare weapons (EW) deployed in and near Syria. According to the head of Special Operations Command, Gen. Raymond Thomas, the Russians are “disabling” even U.S. EC-130 Compass Call electronic warfare aircraft flying near Syria. “Right now in Syria we are operating in the most aggressive EW environment on the planet from our adversaries. They are testing us everyday, knocking our communications down, disabling our EC-130s, etcetera,” Breaking Defense quoted remarks by Gen. Thomas . The EC-130H Compass Call is an electronic warfare aircraft emplyoed by the US military. The weapon is designed to disrupt enemy command and control communications and to limit adversary coordination essential for enemy force management. The Compass Call system employs offensive counter-information and elec...
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