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The United States Department of Defense has awarded Boeing a $615.8 million contract to enhance the F-15 Eagle fleet with advanced electronic warfare capabilities. The contract involves installing the AN/ALQ-250 Passive Active Warning Survivability System (EPAWSS) on new F-15EX Eagle IIs and retrofitting existing F-15E Strike Eagles, replacing outdated systems from the 1980s.
Boeing, based in St. Louis, Missouri, leads this initiative as the primary manufacturer of the F-15 aircraft family. BAE Systems is responsible for developing EPAWSS and will conduct part of the work at its Nashua, New Hampshire facility.
EPAWSS integrates various self-defense elements against radar frequency-based threats, enabling autonomous responses without aircrew intervention. For example, if an SA-15 radar-guided missile targets an F-15 equipped with EPAWSS, the system can automatically jam the missile while deploying chaff.
