New Glenn lifted off from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida just after 2 a.m., carrying a payload for the Pentagon’s Defense Innovation Unit.
The Swedish military will also contribute one of its ASC 890 surveillance aircraft, made by Saab, and the country’s coast guard will deploy four ships.
EPAWSS comes standard in the new F-15EX Eagle II, and the Air Force wants to retrofit some existing F-15E jets with the advanced electronic warfare system.