L3Harris and Italian defense electronics firm ELT Group are joining forces to open Italy’s first intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) multi-sensor testing facility — and the first of its kind to be located outside the U.S.
The facility will strengthen operational readiness and defense infrastructure for Italy and its partners, with a focus on supporting the Joint Airborne Multi-Mission Multi-Sensor System (JAMMS) and the EA-37B Compass Call electronic warfare aircraft, both based on the Gulfstream G550 platform.
Earlier this month, Italy signed a $300 million agreement with L3Harris for the procurement of two G550 jets equipped with cutting-edge electromagnetic warfare systems. The project, developed in collaboration with BAE Systems, also represents the first U.S.-authorized export of the EA-37B to an allied nation.
