Electronic-warfare aircraft
An electronic-warfare aircraft is a military aircraft equipped for electronic warfare (EW), that is, degrading the effectiveness of enemy radar and radio systems by using radar jamming and deception methods.[1]
In 1943, British Avro Lancaster aircraft were equipped with chaff in order to blind enemy air defence radars. They were supplemented by specially-equipped aircraft flown by No. 100 Group RAF, which operated modified Halifaxes, Liberators and Fortresses carrying various jammers such as Carpet, Airborne Cigar, Mandrel, Jostle, and Piperack.[2]
List of electronic-warfare aircraft
Examples of modern aircraft designed or modified for EW include:
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- Antonov An-12BK-PPS (Soviet Union)
- Antonov An-26REP (Soviet Union)
- Boeing EA-18G Growler (United States)
- Denel TP1 Oryx EW (South Africa)
- Douglas C-47TP EW (South Africa)
- Douglas EA-3 Skywarrior (United States)
- Douglas EB-66 Destroyer (United States)
- Douglas EF-10B Skyknight (United States)
- Embraer R-99 (Brazil)
- General Dynamics/Grumman EF-111A Raven (United States)
- IAI 202B Arava (Israel)
- Ilyushin Il-22PP (Soviet Union) / (Russia)
- Kawasaki EC-1 (Japan)
- L3Harris EA-37B Compass Call (United States)[3]
- Kawasaki RC-2 (Japan)
- Lockheed EC-130H Compass Call (United States)
- Mil Mi-8PP (Soviet Union)
- Northrop Grumman EA-6B Prowler (United States)
- Tornado ECR (Germany / Italy)
- Shaanxi Y-8EW (China)
- Shaanxi Y-8-GX1 (China)
- Shaanxi Y-9-GX11 (China)
- Shaanxi Y-9DZ (China)
- Shenyang J-15D (China)[4]
- Shenyang J-16D (China)
- Sukhoi Su-24MP (Soviet Union)
- Tupolev Tu-16RM-2 (Soviet Union)
- Yakovlev Yak-28PP (Soviet Union)
- Dassault Falcon 20 (Pakistan)
- Saab Globaleye (Sweden)
- Hava Soj (Turkiye)
References
- ^ "Electronic warfare | Cybersecurity, Jamming, Countermeasures | Britannica". www.britannica.com. 2024-09-30. Retrieved 2024-11-14.
- ^ "Techniques Used". www.heroesofourtime.co.uk. Retrieved 2024-11-14.
- ^ Losey, Stephen (2024-08-28). "Air Force receives new aircraft for electronic-attack missions". Defense News. Retrieved 2024-11-14.
- ^ Kadidal, Akhil; Pandey, Ajay Shankar (2024-11-12). "Airshow China 2024: China unveils operationalised J-15D electronic warfare aircraft". Janes Information Services. Retrieved 2024-11-14.
