Navy Electronic Jamming Aircraft Take Quiet Toll on ISIS
Posted By: Hope Hodge Seck May 10, 2017
ABOARD THE USS GEORGE H.W. BUSH, Persian Gulf — While Navy F/A-18 Super Hornets deal death from the sky on Islamic State targets in Iraq and Syria, the EA-18 Growler is jamming enemy communications — and potentially enemy drones too.
The Bush, which has been launching sorties in support of the counter-ISIS fight since early in the year, has four Hornet squadrons flying constant missions against the enemy. But also key to the fight are its squadron of Growlers and E-2C Hawkeye aircraft, which can detect airborne threats at distance and coordinate strikes from the air.
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