BAE to Supply US Poseidon Planes With Electronic Warfare Pods

Published on June 8, 2024

BAE Systems has received a $95-million contract to supply advanced electronic warfare (EW) pods for the US Army’s P-8A Poseidon aircraft.

The pods will be used to detect and counter air- and surface-to-air guided threats, protecting the planes and expanding their operating range in contested environments.

They will feature an open systems architecture to allow for easier modernization, making the pods compatible with future threat detection and decoy countermeasures while also hosting third-party EW technologies.

Work on the EW pod and its components will commence at BAE’s Nashua, New Hampshire, and Austin, Texas, facilities.

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