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About use of EC-130 "Compass Call" electronic warfare platform



EC-130 "Commando Solo"
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Kimmo Huosionmaa

There are many variants of C-130, what are marked as "EC-130". Normally this marking means "Compass call" electronic warfare platform.  Jamming enemy communications radio broadcasts and radars are the key roles of EC-130 "Compass call" platforms. And they have not very much effect against troops, who would not use electronic equipment like Walkies-talkie radios.


The main problem with those platforms is that they are good targets for Surface-To-Air missiles, what are modified to home the radio transmitters. The jamming capacity of EC-130 is meant to make enemy transmissions longer, and that would make easier to target them. Also, the mission of jamming platforms is to make the electronic shield attacking fighters and bombers. The jamming capacity is also effective against drones and data communication.


That way of jamming is targeted to enemy aircraft IFF (Identification Friend or Foe) systems, what makes difficult to separate ownership and enemy planes. The problem with jamming systems is that they must be updated, that they could be effective against enemy systems.  The EC-130 "Compass call"/ "Rivet rider" platforms are highly effective part of US. military arsenal, but their missions are so different than other military aircraft. The mission of electronic warfare systems is to stay behind the attacking aircraft and support them with electronic transmissions. Some of those platforms are equipped with special communication systems, what are probably used for giving false commands to the enemy. There is claimed to be systems, what can transfer spoken English to Arabic or worlds of any other targeted group language.


The other version of EC-130 electronic battlefield support plane is "Commando Solo"/"Rivet Rider" variant. The last one planes mission is the little bit different than "Compass call". "Commando Solo" is psychological (PSY-OP) and information warfare (INFO-OP) platform, what missions are highly classified. The "Commando Solo's" major mission is to operate as a flying TV- and radio station, but there could also be a capacity to send so-called subliminal transmissions to the enemy communication network. Those transmissions include short-term "flash" pictures and infrasound messages to enemy troops. Also, EC-130 includes some command posts, what are serving SAC and Special Forces.

Sources:

https://www.facebook.com/IWCsync/posts/10156572454804406

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lockheed_EC-130

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lockheed_EC-130H_Compass_Call

http://www.af.mil/About-Us/Fact-Sheets/Display/Article/104535/ec-130j-commando-solo/

https://www.globalsecurity.org/military/systems/aircraft/ec-130e-abccc.htm

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