L3 Technologies and the Air Force in late September completed a preliminary design review to move legacy EC-130H Compass Call equipment to the Gulfstream G550, after L3 submitted a report to the Air Force that determined the business jet is the best platform for the electronic-attack mission, according to an L3 Technologies spokeswoman. Company spokeswoman Jennifer Barton confirmed this week that L3 is now working on the first EC-X aircraft. L3 is the longtime integrator for the legacy EC-130H fleet...
