McDonnell Douglas F-15 Getting Passive Active Warning Survivability System 7 Mar 2021, 10:33 UTC · by It sounds fancy, we know, but BAE Systems’ Eagle Passive Active Warning Survivability System (EPAWSS) can be seen like nothing more than an electronic shield protecting fighter jets in contested airspace. And starting this year, the U.S. Air Force’s McDonnell Douglas F-15 will be getting it. 13 photos Boeing, now the owner of McDonnell Douglas, gave BAE a $58 million contract to start initial production of the EPAWSS system for deployment in fighter jets, in a bid to provide them with “advanced electromagnetic capabilities.” More to the point, EPAWSS comprises a wide range of multispectral sensors to detect incoming threats. Using signal processing, microelectronics, and intelligent algorithms, it is capable of giving the plane’s pilot radar warning, situational awareness, geolocation, and, most importantly, self-protection capabilities. It makes F-15 pilots not only capable of monitoring threats, but also jam or deceive them.