{"id":24576,"date":"2017-07-12T16:42:17","date_gmt":"2017-07-12T16:42:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/uncategorized\/2017\/07\/12\/bae-systems-to-install-ew-systems-on-socom-c-130js\/"},"modified":"2026-08-07T22:06:03","modified_gmt":"2026-08-07T22:06:03","slug":"bae-systems-to-install-ew-systems-on-socom-c-130js","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/air\/2017\/07\/12\/bae-systems-to-install-ew-systems-on-socom-c-130js\/","title":{"rendered":"BAE Systems to install EW systems on SOCOM C-130Js"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">WASHINGTON \u2014 U.S. Special Operations Command selected BAE Systems to provide electronic warfare systems for its AC\/MC-130J aircraft Wednesday, <a class=\"\" href=\"http:\/\/www.baesystems.com\/en\/news\/providing-electronic-warfare-suite-for-us-special-operations-command-c-130s\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Link: null\">per a company announcement<\/a>.<br\/><br\/>Under contract with the\u00a0U.S. Special Operations Command, or\u00a0SOCOM, BAE Systems designed, demonstrated and will now provide their Radio Frequency Countermeasure, or RFCM, system, which is to be used by both the U.S. Air Force&#8217;s AC-130J Ghostrider and MC-130J Commando II aircraft.<br\/><br\/> The British-owned company <a class=\"\" href=\"http:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/story\/defense-news\/2016\/01\/04\/bae-develop-electronic-warfare-suite-special-ops-c-130js\/78256090\/\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Link: null\">entered into<\/a> a developmental phase of the contract in January 2016 and competed with Northrop Grumman&#8217;s Land and Avionics C4ISR division. 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