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台灣空軍唯一C-130HE電戰機「天干機」持續服役,美軍EC-130H退役後引發關注
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台灣空軍唯一C-130HE電戰機「天干機」持續服役,美軍EC-130H退役後引發關注

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美軍EC-130H電戰機在服役超過45年後退役,台灣空軍唯一的C-130HE「天干機」機號1351仍持續執行電子偵察與訊號截聽任務,面對老化挑戰,中科院正評估升級或引進新平台以提升空中電戰能力。

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美軍EC-130H電戰機服役超過45年,曾參與多場衝突;台灣空軍擁有一架改裝自C-130的C-130HE電戰機,機號1351,由中科院打造,主要執行電子偵察與訊號截聽任務,長期在台海空域監聽共軍雷達與通訊。

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國軍唯一的C-130HE電戰機。(資料照,記者游太郎攝)

〔記者羅添斌/台北報導〕在美國空軍服役超過45年的「電戰傳奇」EC-130H「羅盤呼叫」電戰機,日前在戴維斯─蒙森基地與新一代EA-37B電戰機編隊同行,完成了長達6小時的最終飛行任務。這場世紀交棒,不僅宣告美軍這款曾參與巴拿馬、伊拉克等無數戰役的老將正式退役,也讓全球軍迷再度把目光投向台灣空軍——因為國軍手中,也擁有一架極為神祕的C-130HE「天干機」(機號1351),且至今依然天天維持戰備、執行任務。

雖然台灣的天干機也是由C-130運輸機改裝而來,但和美軍剛除役的EC-130H在性能上完全不同。美軍的EC-130H屬於「攻勢電戰機」,任務是主動發射大功率訊號,直接癱瘓敵方的雷達與通訊網絡;而台灣的天干機則是由中科院一手打造,本質上偏向「電子偵察與訊號截聽」。它就像台海空域的「超級順風耳」,長期游走在隱形防線邊緣,專門截聽共軍的雷達與通訊參數,為國軍建立珍貴的敵情資料庫。

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在美國空軍服役超過45年的EC-130H電戰機,日前執行最終飛行任務,為輝煌服役生涯寫下完美句點。(圖:DVIDS網站)

這架外觀奇特的天干機,因為高度機密,在軍迷圈被戲稱為「法老王」。它最顯眼的特徵就是機鼻兩側改裝了多枚大型的刀狀天線,看起來就像長了「長鬍子」一樣,專門用來捕捉海峽對岸的無線電訊號。此外,它的機背與機腹也加裝了圓鼓狀的天線罩,內部藏有高靈敏度的雷達定位系統,只要共軍一開雷達,天干機就能在第一時間鎖定其精確位置,並透過機尾的干擾天線進行戰術反制。

軍方人士今天指出,面對共軍近年不斷推陳出新的運-8、運-9等新式電戰機,我國這架服役近30年的電戰機面臨了機體與系統老化的雙重考驗。天干機最大的瓶頸在於老舊運輸機的發電機能力已經到頂,很難應付現代高耗能的電子作戰。為此,中科院近年積極主導性能提升測試,引進了先進的「數位射頻記憶技術(DRFM)」,讓它不僅能截獲敵方雷達波、製造上千個虛假目標來欺騙敵人,還能針對共軍的戰術資料鏈實施高速跳頻干擾,讓敵軍前線與後方指揮所斷訊。

軍方人士還表示,天干機目前依然沒有汰除計畫,仍是二十電戰大隊的核心戰力。不過,隨著空軍未來規劃向美國籌購新一代C-130J運輸機,軍方內部也正密切評估兩大未來走向:一是繼續由中科院自主升級現有機體;二是爭取引進比照美軍新一代EA-37B的商務噴射機改裝平台,讓台灣的空中電戰能量從「被動防禦」正式跨入「主動壓制」的新世代。

What to Watch

AI outlook — possibilities, not facts

  • 中科院將在未來一年內完成天干機的數位射頻記憶技術(DRFM)升級測試

    Likely · Within months

  • 台灣空軍將在未來兩年內就C-130J採購與電戰機平台選擇做出最終評估

    Possible · Within years

Open Questions

  • 天干機的具體升級時間表和預算是多少?
  • 台灣是否會採購EA-37B或類似平台?
  • 中科院的DRFM技術在天干機上的實測效果如何?

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