Okinawa is declared captured by US forces. The price paid to capture this island-16,000 men, 36 ships, and 800 aircraft-is a key consideration in the decision to use the atomic bombs on Japan.
BAE Systems is building a new slate of compact electronic warfare tools for small airborne platforms that could coordinate with fighters, work with helicopters, or augment legacy aircraft with outdated, hard-to-update EW suites.
