Italy Approved For Compass Call Capability On Adapted G550 Business Jets

A model of the Gulfstream G550 CAEW platform with BAE Systems' new EA-37B Compass Call operating system.

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Italy has been approved to acquire electronic attack mission systems to equip a small fleet of converted Gulfstream G550 business jets. The U.S. Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) confirmed on Oct. 7 that the State Department has given the green light to a $680 million potential Foreign...
Tony Osborne

Based in London, Tony covers European defense programs. Prior to joining Aviation Week in November 2012, Tony was at Shephard Media Group where he was deputy editor for Rotorhub and Defence Helicopter magazines.

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