Electronic Warfare, EA-18G Growler Could Get a Funding Boost

EA-18G Growler

From Popular Mechanics:

On Thursday, July 9, the vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff gave Congress a reminder of how vital intelligence gathering is to the U.S. effort against insurgents. Fewer F-22 Raptor attack planes were being ordered so that more electronic attack airplanes could be fielded, said Marine Corps Gen. James Cartwright, during a reconfirmation hearing before the Senate.

The airplane in position to gain from this funding switch is the EA-18G Growler, a design based on the Navy's F/A-18 Hornet.

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