Tuesday, July 19, 2011

The Gowth Of Electronic Warfare

rThe Navy's EA-18G "Growler"

U.S. Builds Up E-Warfare Arsenal -- Stars and Stripes

LOS ANGELES - In the skies above Libya, the U.S. Navy has been deploying a small fleet of supersonic EA-18 Growler jets to "jam" Moammar Gadhafi's ground radar, giving NATO fighters and bombers free rein to strike tanks, communication depots and other strategic targets.

It's the latest demonstration of "electronic attack" hardware _ the "EA" in the Growler's name. Armies have been waging electronic warfare since World War II, but today's technology packs a strategic wallop unforeseen even a decade ago.

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My Comment: Other countries are also (now) starting to learn the importance of electronic warfare.

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