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US Air Force flies final EC-130H Compass Call sortie after more than four decades of electronic warfare service

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The U.S. Air Force’s last operational EC-130H Compass Call completed its final flight on Sept. 2, ending more than 40 years of service for the C-130-based electronic warfare aircraft. The EA-37B is set to take over the Compass Call mission as the EC-130H retires.

Discovered 2026-09-03T04:13:24.420008-07:00 | 2026-09-03T04:13:24.420008-07:00

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  • The retirement ends more than four decades of operational service for a specialized U.S. electronic warfare platform.
  • The EA-37B’s assumption of the Compass Call mission marks a transition to the Air Force’s next-generation electronic warfare aircraft.
  • The final flight closes the EC-130H chapter without a directly linked previous cluster providing additional context.

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2026-09-03T04:13:24.420008-07:00
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