Growler
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NATO reporting name
electronic warfare aircraft
military aircraft designation
multirole military aircraft
twin-engine jet aircraft
Growler is the NATO reporting name for the EA-18G, a U.S. Navy carrier-based electronic warfare aircraft derived from the F/A-18F Super Hornet.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Growler canonical | 1 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
NATO reporting name
ⓘ
electronic warfare aircraft ⓘ military aircraft designation ⓘ multirole military aircraft ⓘ twin-engine jet aircraft ⓘ |
| aircraftCategory | tactical electronic warfare aircraft ⓘ |
| airframeSharedWith | F/A-18F Super Hornet NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| alliedUser | Royal Australian Air Force NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | F/A-18F Super Hornet NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belongsToFamily | F/A-18 Hornet family NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| canCarry |
AGM-88 HARM anti-radiation missiles
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
AIM-120 AMRAAM air-to-air missiles NERFINISHED ⓘ AIM-9 Sidewinder air-to-air missiles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| crew | 2 ⓘ |
| crewComposition | pilot and electronic warfare officer ⓘ |
| derivedFrom | F/A-18F Super Hornet NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| designedFor | carrier operations ⓘ |
| developedBy | Boeing NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| enteredService | 2009 ⓘ |
| hasAvionics | advanced electronic warfare suite ⓘ |
| hasCapability |
communications jamming
ⓘ
electronic surveillance ⓘ radar jamming ⓘ |
| hasConfiguration | tandem two-seat cockpit ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
reduced internal cannon armament compared to F/A-18F
ⓘ
wingtip electronic warfare pods ⓘ |
| hasNATOReportingName | Growler NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| introduced | late 2000s ⓘ |
| isPartOf | carrier air wing electronic attack squadrons ⓘ |
| launchPlatform | aircraft carrier ⓘ |
| manufacturer | Boeing ⓘ |
| missionType |
escort support for strike packages
ⓘ
stand-off jamming ⓘ |
| operator | United States Navy ⓘ |
| powerplant | 2 × General Electric F414 turbofan engines ⓘ |
| primaryUser | United States Navy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| refersTo | EA-18G NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| replaced | EA-6B Prowler NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| role |
electronic attack
ⓘ
escort jamming ⓘ suppression of enemy air defenses ⓘ |
| serviceBranch | U.S. Navy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status | in service ⓘ |
| usedIn | modern naval air operations ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.