Following the tremendous combat success of the FA18F Super Hornet, the United States Navy and aerospace company Boeing began to experiment with an electronic warfare variant that could replace the aging Grumman EA6B.

This led to the introduction of the EA18G Growler, a direct derivative of the Super Hornet that had the best of both worlds. Despite being created for electronic warfare, the Growler retained its predecessor's topnotch performance and combat capabilities, making it a powerful asset for any air squadron.

The Growler could carry mighty AIM120 AMRAAM mediumrange airtoair missiles and AGM88 HARM antiradiation missiles if needed, as well as multiple stateoftheart electronic equipment to completely disrupt the sensors, communications and weapons networks of any hostile force.

All these features came in handy during Operation Odyssey Dawn in 2011, when a squad of Growlers was deployed to enforce a nofly zone over Libya and halt Muammar Gaddafi’s plans during the extremely violent civil war...



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