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The US Navy’s EA-18G Growler made Venezuela pay

Operation Absolute Resolve relied on overwhelming airpower to blind Venezuela’s defenses and enable the capture of Nicolás ...
The EA-18G is designed not to drop bombs, but to dominate the electromagnetic spectrum. Its suite of jamming pods and sensors ...
US Navy electronic-warfare aircraft, EA-18G Growlers, are a striking example of how modern wars are fought. These aircraft ...
The U.S. used the jet for jamming and spoofing Venezuela’s air defense. It is a key tool in the military’s renewed focus on ...
An EA-18G from the US Navy's Electronic Attack Squadron (VAQ) 133 aboard the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) on December 17, 2025. The aircraft carries an AGM-88 HARM anti-radar missile ...
The EA-18G acts as a force multiplier for the US Navy by suppressing modern integrated air defense systems. At a glance, the US Navy’s Boeing EA-18G Growler looks indistinguishable from the Boeing F/A ...
The U.S. Navy has completed and submitted its Final Amended Analysis for the EA-18G “Growler” Airfield Operations at Naval Air Station Whidbey Island. The analysis is the final step in the ...
The conflict in Libya introduced to combat a new weapons system: the Boeing EA-18G Growler electronic attack aircraft. But that first exposure came without warning, and the spur-of-the-moment ...
Introduced in 2009, the EA-18G incorporates the airframe, engines, and much of the avionics architecture of the Super Hornet, giving the EA-18G commonality with the rest of the carrier air wing. But ...
WASHINGTON — Procuring additional Boeing EA-18G Growler electronic attack aircraft will enable the U.S. Navy to re-equip four expeditionary EA-6B jamming squadrons that are scheduled for retirement.