Two U.S. EA-37B "Compass Call" electronic-attack jets touched down at RAF Mildenhall for refuelling, in what reporting indicates may be the platform’s first overseas operational deployment. The brief stop raises questions about expanded forward employment of the new G550‑derived EW asset in Europe.
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Two EA-37B Compass Call jets refuelled at RAF Mildenhall — reporting describes this as a potential first overseas operational deployment of the new jet‑based electronic‑attack capability, signaling a shift in forward EW posture. See recent EA‑37B Europe activity for context (source:436cbd7c-053d-4e58-8d00-0e36e8c95bf6).
The movement dovetails with a wider U.S. surge of high‑end airpower to the UK and Europe — including B‑2/B‑1 and F‑35 forwardings — which collectively change strike, ISR and EW integration in the theatre (source:f9487c04-33f6-4540-8e79-5ec91a7e79b4; source:76338657-973b-41a3-931b-767a2a7bac41).
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