Latest "electronic attack" stories

This Compass Call squadron was deployed in Afghanistan for 20 years. Here’s their inside story.

The EC-130H Compass Call worked behind the scenes for two decades in Afghanistan, from supporting the arrival of special forces, to the bin Laden raid and the Kabul evacuation.

By Rachel S. Cohen

18 months ago

Members of the 380th Air Expeditionary Wing take part in the inactivation ceremony of the 41st Expeditionary Electronic Combat Squadron at Al Dhafra Air Base, United Arab Emirates, Sept. 28, 2021. The 41st EECS operated the EC-130H Compass Call aircraft, conducting electronic warfare for just under 20 years in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility before being officially inactivated. (Master Sgt. Wolfram Stumpf/Air Force)

This Compass Call squadron is coming home after 20 years of hacking and jamming enemies in CENTCOM

These EC-130H crews have flown about 14,750 sorties in U.S. CENTCOM — more than 90,000 hours in the air.

By Rachel S. Cohen

2 years ago

US forces could learn from intense electronic war battle in Ukraine

Ukraine has lost nearly 100 drones to Russian electronic attacks on navigation systems through a tactic known as GPS spoofing.

By Shawn Snow

4 years ago

EA-6B Prowler, one of the saltiest warfighters in the Marine Corps, retires

The Prowler has supported the Corps in nearly every major conflict in the past 40 years.

By Shawn Snow

5 years ago

The sun’s setting on Corps’ last EA-6B Prowler squadron with end of final deployment

The EA-6B Prowler has been around since the Vietnam War.

By Shawn Snow

5 years ago

The Corps just slapped a counter-drone system on an MRZR all-terrain vehicle

The MRZR counter-drone system can blast drones from the sky with electronic attack.

By Shawn Snow

5 years ago