The HAVA SOJ Electronic Warfare Aircraft Program, conducted by TUSAS and ASELSAN, was initiated to develop specialized electronic warfare mission aircraft required by the Turkish Armed Forces…
Under the program, it is planned to add four HAVA SOJ aircraft to the inventory.
The first HAVA SOJ electronic warfare aircraft will be delivered to the Turkish Air Force in 2026.
These platforms will play an active role in neutralizing enemy air defense elements, as well as in electronic attack and signals intelligence missions.
The electronic warfare mission systems to be integrated into the HAVA SOJ systems will be entirely developed and manufactured by Turkey.
The mission systems on the HAVA SOJ aircraft will perform detection, identification, authentication, classification, and direction and location finding missions for both traditional and new-generation complex land, air, and sea radars and communication broadcasts.
HAVA SOJ platforms will be equipped to perform signals intelligence, electronic support, and electronic attack missions simultaneously.
HAVA SOJ provides effective electronic warfare coverage across a broad frequency spectrum and employs high-output-power jamming systems supported by Active Electronically Scanned Array technology.
It is capable of detecting hostile targets and conducting electronic attack from stand-off ranges while performing precision direction finding and geolocation against radar and communications emissions.
The system is designed to operate effectively against frequency-hopping transmissions, direct-sequence spread-spectrum signals and tactical data links.
Its high-altitude and long-endurance performance enables sustained electronic support and electronic attack operations over extensive operational areas.
HAVA SOJ is also capable of detecting radar-guided and missile threats and deploying defensive countermeasures in response to such threats.
Missions can be conducted in real time and in coordination with a Ground Support Centre, allowing mission data, threat information and operational updates to be exchanged throughout the sortie.
By suppressing hostile air-defence radars and communications networks, HAVA SOJ is intended to improve the survivability and mission effectiveness of friendly air assets during offensive operations.
The critical components of its electronic warfare mission system are designed and manufactured domestically using national engineering and industrial capabilities.
The mission systems are designed to operate across a broad electromagnetic spectrum and will be capable of executing effective jamming and suppression activities against both narrowband and wideband threat elements.
Thanks to their signals intelligence (SIGINT), electronic support measures (ESM), and communications intelligence (COMINT) capabilities, the Turkish Air Force will be able to detect the location, type, and operational principles of enemy electronic systems on the battlefield, and will be able to conduct decision-making processes more effectively before and during operations…