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Air Force retires EC-130H Compass Call fleet, shifting mission to modified Gulfstreams

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The U.S. Air Force is retiring the C-130H-based EC-130H Compass Call electronic warfare fleet after more than four decades of service. Its mission systems are transitioning to modified Gulfstream business jets, with the EA-37B assuming the role as the EC-130H exits operations.

Discovered 2026-09-05T05:05:35.789748-07:00 | 2026-09-05T05:05:35.789748-07:00

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  • The retirement marks the end of more than 40 years of EC-130H electronic warfare operations and the Air Force’s transition to a business-jet-based platform.
  • The final EC-130H Compass Call sortie confirms the operational handoff to the EA-37B, making platform transition and mission-system integration the key milestones to track.

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