Pentagon sends Growler electronic warfare aircraft to Germany
BY ELLEN MITCHELL - 03/28/22 01:38 PM EDT 488
Six U.S. Navy Growler aircraft will arrive in Germany on Monday to bolster electronic warfare capabilities on NATO’s eastern flank, according to Pentagon press secretary John Kirby.
The EA-18G Growler planes, along with about 240 Navy personnel, will fly from Naval Air Station Whidbey Island, Wash., to Spangdahlem Air Base where they be temporarily based, Kirby told reporters.
The Boeing Co.-built planes specialize in flying electronic warfare missions using jamming sensors to confuse enemy radars, “greatly aiding in the ability to conduct suppression of enemy air defense operations,” Kirby said.
https://thehill.com/policy/defense/600038-pentagon-sends-growler-electronic-warfare-aircraft-to-germany
