ISR/Electronic Support Aircraft

RC-135, US Electronic Support Aircraft

ISR/ES Aircraft

A Very, Very Broad number of aircraft, make up this category. Encompassing everything from MQ-9's to RC-135's.

ISR: Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance

Electronic Support (ES) aircraft is a specific part of ISR, which is what we will mostly focus on.

Leer-3

Russian

UAV

Disrupts/Collect VHF/UHF comms. It often focuses on cellular communications & Military Radios.

Y-8GX4

Chinese

Uses the Y-8 Platform modified for ESM and ECM. There are multiple variants of the aircraft.

Y-9G

Chinese

Uses the Y-9 Platform modified for ESM and ECM. There are multiple variants of the aircraft

RQ/MQ-4

NATO

Sold abroad, the Global Hawk has various capabilities.