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    Boeing: Boeing Delivers First Production EA-18G Growler to U.S. Navy
    ST. LOUIS, Sept. 25, 2007 -- The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA] yesterday delivered the first production EA-18G Growler to the U.S. Navy ahead of schedule and within budget.

    "The Growler team put together a program plan that...has remained on cost and schedule, while meeting or exceeding all performance parameters. I don't get to say that very often about our programs," said The Hon. Delores Etter, assistant secretary of the Navy for Research, Development and Acquisition, during the delivery ceremony at Boeing Integrated Defense Systems facilities in St. Louis. "We have a great start to a total procurement of over 80 Gs, which will operate in our fleet for decades to come."
    I don't know too much about this program, but will this new Growler be able to escort with offensive weapons also?
    And any thoughts on the program are welcome.

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    The EA-6B it is replacing carried HARM missiles as its primary armament. The EA-18G will be equipped with HARM as well. I think it also retains its AMRAAM capability as well.

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    • #3
      Originally posted by Ucar View Post
      The EA-6B it is replacing carried HARM missiles as its primary armament. The EA-18G will be equipped with HARM as well. I think it also retains its AMRAAM capability as well.
      Yup, it will be able to sling all the weapons that the current Super Hornets do. But its mission will see it carrying HARM's, AMRAAM's, AIM-9's, and jamming pods on a regular basis...and additional fuel tanks.

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        a well run programme by the looks of it, you think they could come over and project manage our cvf's?
        Naval Warfare Discussion is dying on WAB

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        • #5
          Originally posted by Shuttlecat View Post
          Boeing: Boeing Delivers First Production EA-18G Growler to U.S. Navy


          I don't know too much about this program, but will this new Growler be able to escort with offensive weapons also?
          And any thoughts on the program are welcome.
          Yes, the Growler will be able to self escort. The primary mission load-out will be ECM pods on the wingtips, a pair of HARMS on the outer pylons, jamming pods on the middle and inner pylons, a 480-gal fuel tank on the middle, and a pair of AMRAAMs on the fuselage pylons.
          F/A-18E/F Super Hornet: The Honda Accord of fighters.

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