New Pods Bring Electronic Attack To U.S. Army And Navy Aircraft

Brian Everstine December 05, 2023
Advanced Off-Board Electronic Warfare pod on MH-60

The Advanced Off-Board Electronic Warfare pod will allow MH-60s to provide anti-missile protection to the Navy fleet.

Credit: Naval Air Warfare Center
U.S. Navy helicopters—which protect the fleet from threats on and below the surface—will soon be tasked with defending Navy assets from high-speed threats in the air as well as part of a growing trend toward podded electronic warfare systems across the military. Lockheed Martin’s AN/ALQ-248 Advanced...
Brian Everstine

Brian Everstine is the Pentagon Editor for Aviation Week, based in Washington, D.C. Before joining Aviation Week in August 2021, he covered the Pentagon for Air Force Magazine. Brian began covering defense aviation in 2011 as a reporter for Military Times.

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