The US Navy’s EA-18G Growler Is Built to Blind and Confuse the Enemy
By
Brent M. Eastwood
Published
December 29, 2021
EA-18G Growler
An EA-18G Growler assigned to the Electronic Attack Squadron (VAQ) 129 lands on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71). Theodore Roosevelt is underway preparing for future deployments. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Ryan U. Kledzik/Released)
EA-18G Growler: Indispensable in Aircraft Carrier Combat – You’re not engaging in aircraft carrier-based air combat without electronic warfare and jamming of enemy air defenses.
That’s where the U.S. Navy’s EA-18G Growler comes in.
This airplane provides an important role in creating a safe path for follow-on attack aircraft that are trying to evade enemy radar and surface-to-air missiles. You know it’s tried and true in warfare because it’s a variant of the F/A-18F Super Hornet. Now another defense contractor just received a contract modification to upgrade its suite of sensors, which will keep the Growler in business for the foreseeable future.
EA-18G Growler: A Short History
https://www.19fortyfive.com/2021/12/the-us-navys-ea-18g-growler-is-built-to-blind-and-confuse-the-enemy/
