Air Force F-15E jet fighter-bomber undergoes critical testing for EPAWSS electronic warfare (EW) avionics
EDWARDS AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. – The U.S. Air Force F-15E Eagle jet fighter-bomber fleet is undergoing critical electronic warfare testing at the Benefield Anechoic Facility (BAF) at Edwards Air Force Base, Calif. The U.S. Air Force reports. Continue reading original article
The Military & Aerospace Electronics take:
21 April 2020 -- This F-15E is outfitted with the Eagle Passive/Active Warning and Survivability System (EPAWSS), an integrated digital avionics system to protect the plane against enemy air defense systems.
The testing is a collaborative effort among the F-15 System Program Office (SPO) at Wright-Patterson AFB in Ohio, the 96th Test Wing’s 46th Test Squadron at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., the 412th Test Wing’s 412th Electronic Warfare Group’s 772nd Test Squadron at Edwards and contractors Boeing and BAE Systems.
The current electronic warfare (EW) self-protection suite on the F-15E uses 1970s analog technology designed for combat operations in environments defended by 1980s-era radar-based ground and air threats.
The EPAWSS takes advantages of today’s computing, receiver and transmitter technologies to provide a quicker, smarter response to the threats and better actionable information to the pilot.
John Keller, chief editor
Military & Aerospace Electronics
