Electronic-warfare aircraft

Jostle transmitter with its cover removed

Jostle transmitters being prepared for loading during World War II

An EF-111A Raven (foreground) with a tail pod for receiving and an underside transmitting pod, accompanied by an F-111F

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.

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.

List of electronic-warfare aircraft

Examples of modern aircraft designed or modified for EW include:

• Shenyang J-16 (China)
• Northrop Grumman EA-6B Prowler (United States)
• General Dynamics/Grumman EF-111A Raven (United States)
• Lockheed EC-130H Compass Call (United States)
• Boeing EA-18G Growler (United States)
• Kawasaki EC-1 (Japan)
• Shaanxi Y-8EW (China)
• Embraer R-99 (Brazil)
• IAI 202B Arava (Israel)
• Tornado ECR (Germany / Italy)
• Douglas EF-10B Skyknight (US)
• Antonov An-12BK-PPS (Soviet Union)
• Mi-8PP (Soviet Union)
• Ilyushin Il-22PP (Soviet Union) / (Russia)
• Antonov An-26REP (Soviet Union)
• Tu-16RM-2 (Soviet Union)
• F-15SA (United States)
• Denel TP1 Oryx EW (South Africa)
• Douglas C-47TP EW (South Africa)

External links

• Electronic-warfare aircraft at militaryfactory.com