Boeing to Retrofit Existing EA-18G Growler Fleet
By: Ben Werner
May 7, 2019 4:21 PM
NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. – Boeing is developing upgrades to the Navy’s existing EA-18G Growler fleet to quickly deliver a Block II electronic warfare aircraft with improved sensor capabilities and more efficient fuel tanks.
Boeing plans to have system functional requirements for the Growler Block II upgrades by the end of the year, Jennifer Tebo, Boeing’s director of development for the F-18 Super Hornet. Tebo spoke about the Growler upgrades Tuesday at the 2019 Sea-Air-Space expo.
“The thinking of Growler at this time is that it’s a retrofit program to deliver capability in the 2025-time frame,†Tebo told USNI News.
https://news.usni.org/2019/05/07/boeing-to-retrofit-existing-ea-18g-growler-fleet
