BAE Systems unveils compact system to jam enemy air defenses

BAE Systems has successfully flight-tested a new compact, modular electromagnetic attack (EA) system designed to jam enemy air defense networks and disrupt the electromagnetic spectrum used for battlefield coordination. The system, demonstrated in collaboration with the US Air Force, was flown in a weapon pod on a test aircraft representing a Group 4 or Group 5 unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV). This smaller form factor leverages core components from BAE’s high-power airborne EA hardware, enabling scalable, distributed electromagnetic effects across multiple platforms with varying mission needs. The system is configurable for drones, ground vehicles, weapons stations, and collaborative combat aircraft, making it a cost-efficient and flexible solution for modern electronic warfare. The new EA system enhances BAE Systems’ ability to counter advanced drone and missile threats by disrupting enemy command, control, communications, computing, cyber, intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance, and targeting (C5ISRT) capabilities. According to Rory Duddy, program director for Modular Electromagnetic Attack at BAE