Airborne- and surface-based fleet air defense elements, such as F/A-18s and at least two guided-missile destroyers safeguarded the US Navy flattop…
EA-18G Growler
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Aircraft Carriers
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Military Aviation
Check Out The First Photos Of Next Generation Jammer Mid-Band On The EA-18 Growler
by Dario LeoneRaytheon’s NGJ-MB ram air turbine generator is designed to give the EA-18G Growler more power than it has ever had before…
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Military AviationU.S. Navy
US Navy F/A-18E/F Super Hornet and EA-18G Growler Fleets Above 80% Mission-Capable
by Dario LeoneCurrently Super Hornet and Growler readiness each stand above 80 percent of Primary Mission Aircraft Inventory, at 343 and 95 aircraft,…
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Military AviationU.S. Navy
Growler Ball 2019: The Greatest Video of the EA-18G Growler From All Around the World
Called Growler Ball 2019, the video in this post is the latest and greatest footage of the EA-18G Growler from all…
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Aviation HistoryMilitary AviationU.S. Navy
This Airman has been the First USAF Pilot to Fly U.S. Navy EA-18G Growler in Combat
U.S. Air Force 1st Lt. Jonathan Wright became the first Airman to pilot a U.S. Navy EA-18G Growler during a combat…
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Military AviationU.S. NavyWeapons
First AN/ALQ-249 Next Generation Jammer Mid-Band pod delivered to VX-23
by Dario LeoneThe AN/ALQ-249 Next Generation Jammer Mid-Band will start various verification and test procedures in preparation for the second pod delivery early…
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Military AviationU.S. Navy
Super Hornet/Growler Fuel Tank Stop-Check Valve Price nearly Doubled after Company Was Sold
by Dario LeoneThe new company last sold the stop-check valve at $3,069.98 each. Previously, the same piece of equipment instead was sold by…
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Aircraft CarriersMilitary AviationU.S. Navy
USS Gerald R. Ford AAG cleared to recover all “props and jets”
by Dario LeoneThe latest Aircraft Recovery Bulletin by the U.S. Navy enables propeller aircraft: C-2A Greyhound, E-2C Hawkeye and E-2D Advanced Hawkeye, and…
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Losses and Aviation SafetyMilitary Aviation
“I don’t wanna make it just like 3 balls:” hear rendition of U.S. Navy’s pilots plan to draw sky penis
by Dario Leone“What did you do on your flight?” the pilot joked in response to the EWO’s suggestion. “Oh, we turned dinosaurs into…
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11 EA-18G Growler aircraft are operated by No. 6 Squadron based at RAAF Base Amberley and operate in conjunction with Australian…