EC-130E
         Brief: A heavily modified C-i 30 which, in its several
 variants, is used to carry out battlefield command, electronic
 warfare, and electronic combat.
         Function: Electronic warfare.
 Operator:       ACC, ANG.
         First Flight: January 1990.
 Delivered:      March 1990.
         IOC: December 1990.
         Production: seven.
         Inventory' seven
         Ceiling 20 000 ft
         Unit Location Active Davis-Monthan AFB, Ariz.
 ANG: Harrisburg lAP Pa
         Contractor Lockheed Martin.
         Power Plant four Allison T56-A-1 5 turboprops, each 4,910 shp
         Accommodation four flight crew, 15 mission personnel.
         Dimensions span 132 ft 7 in, length 100 ft 6 in, height 38
 ft. 3 in.
 Weight: gross 155,000 lb.
         Performance: speed 299 mph, range in excess of 2,100 miles.
         COMMENTARY
         EC-130E ABCCC is an Airborne Battlefield Command and Control
 Center. Seven aircraft were updatedb by Unisys to ABCCC Ill standard.
 EC-130s have been deployed in support of NATO operations in Bosnia.
         EC-130E Commando Solo. ANG uses this version as a broadcast-
 ing station for psychological warfare operations. Specialized modi-
 fications include enhanced navigation systems, self-protection equip-
 ment, and worldwide color television configuration. Commando Solo
 aircraft have been used in numerous missions, including support for
 Operations Just Cause and Desert Shield/Storm and Haitian operations.
 They also have a role in civil emergencies. Secondary mission is
 electronic attack in the military frequency spectrum.
         EC-130H Compass Call
         Brief: A heavily modified C-130 for electronic combat.
         Function Electronic warfare.
         Operator ACC
         First Flight 1981
         Delivered 1982
         IOC: 1983
         Production not available
         Inventory 14
         Ceiling 20,000 ft
         Unit Location- Davis-Monthan AFB, Ariz.
         Contractor: Lockheed Martin.
         Power Plant: four Allison T56-A-1 5 turboprops, each
 4,910 shp.
         Accommodation: standard crew 13.
         Dimensions: span 132 It 7 in, length 100 ft 6 in,
 height 38 ft 3 in.
 Weight: 155,000 lb.
        Performance: speed 374 mph at 20,000 ft.
        COMMENTARY
        A variant used as an airborne communications jamming platform.
 It played a vital role in disrupting Iraqi military communications
 at strategic and tactical levels during the Persian Gulf War and has
 since been deployed to Bosnia.
 AIR FORCE Magazine / May 1998
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