What Makes the EA-18G Growler the King of Electronic Warfare?

Flown and operated by only two nations. The US and Australia.

Extra-outstanding Us. 🦅 Force superiority innovation ! Dale 🦅

Cool.

False! Others have commented at some false claims. Growler is not unique. Russia have similar capabilities. Gripen E have all capabilities of Growler plus M2, supercruise, long range, high agility, high availability, low visibility, GaN tech, spherical action EW, multifunctional stealthy broadband radio link to other airplanes and two other radio links for the rest of the military force. It's a omni role fighter that can do ever mission very good, even in the same flight. Everything is built in, except long wavelength EW pod and RECCE pod.

They had to ditch the M-61A1 in favor of electronic warfare equipment. It can fly unescorted because it can carry the AIM-9X high off boresight Sidewinder and AIM-120D AMRAAM Scorpion.

Top secret😁

:29 That was a hard landing .

Understand Australia has 11 growlers currently. The twelfth caught fire during training exercises. Also believe another five are on order.

No gun, do your research properly if you want cunts like me to follow plus you missed a lot of other really impressive stuff this plane can do. D minus Amigo

Americana !!

Fake news 😂

Did anybody know that Australia also operates the EA-18G? Probably not!

You Doffe not help me
I can understand all Suppy program😮😢

Never heard of the EA-18G Growler.

So much bad info in this video. Growler doesn’t have a gun, nor can it carry any AIM-9 variant.

Besides the f35, i think this is the most potent aircraft in the sky. Imagine if the AF did this with the f15ex.

2013

Electronic (2013)

2x more then

It's hard to believe that in this day and age there is still someone who does not know the correct pronunciation of MACH!
It's Mock 1.. as in Mockingbird!

Still not as good as the Prowler.

So, if these guys had the enemy's COs phone numbers, they could send them personalized gifts, provided they forget to turn off their devices on the battlefield

Russia is king of electronic warfare. Proven on several occasions. Next is France. I could be wrong in both cases.

only united states and australia have these. . :)

"We do a microscopic amount of trolling" - EA18 Growler Pilot and Electronic Warfare Officer

Watching this 02/02/2024. U.S. just launched airstrikes using EA18 Growler to jam enemy radars.

Why does UK not have these?

It's just an F-18 carrying a heavier load. They should have kept the F-14 in service!

The growler and all other jets, ARE STILL BIG, I thought they were tiny, not at all they are big planes still

Shit that was a hard landing

The EA18G worlds best.

To get an idea of just how underpowered the F-18 series is:
2 × F-414-400 produce 44,000 lb, wet (just over the F-35A single TurboFan)

F-15 EX — DRY General Electric — F110-GE-129: 17,000 lb-ft × 2
F-15 EX — WET General Electric — F110-GE-129: 29,500 lb-ft × 2 (in AB)

F/A-18E — DRY General Electric — F414-400: 13,000 lb-ft × 2
F/A-18E — WET General Electric — F414-400: 22,000 lb-ft × 2 (in AB)

F-22 — DRY Pratt & Whitney F119-PW-100: 26,000 lb-ft each or 52,000 × 2
F-22 — WET Pratt & Whitney F119-PW-100: 35,000 lb-ft each or 70,000 × 2 (in AB)


F-35A — DRY Pratt & Whitney F135-PW-100: 28,000 lb-ft
F-35A — WET Pratt & Whitney F135-PW-100: 43,000 lb-ft (in AB)



F-35A, P&W "GO1" (Growth Option 1), Completed testing & production-ready: May-17
- Claimed Power Increase: +8-10% across all variants flight envelopes & improved,
- Claimed Efficiency Increase: +5-6 % lower burn-rate, extending flight + loiter times

Calculated out, result in:
F-35A — DRY Pratt & Whitney F135-PW-100 (GO1): 31,000 lb-ft

F-35A — WET Pratt & Whitney F135-PW-100 (GO1): 47,000 lb-ft (in AB)

One thing people don’t know is that it’s predecessor the EA-6B was even better at its role

Wouldn't cutting off an enemy hearing and sight be the first indication that the enemy's coming? "Jammed? but how could they be jamming us if they don't know we're... if we're coming!?"--Lando Calrissen, The Return of the Jedi. "It's a trap! All fighters pull up!!"

But China says if "defeated" the Growler.

the Growler was defeated by the Chinese PLA Navy in the latest eletronic warfare secretely occurring in the South China Sea. The US chief commander was dismissed by the Pentagon as a result of the defeat.

China’s cutting-edge electronic warfare (EW) capabilities are transforming the balance of power in the South China Sea, as shown by a recent encounter between US and Chinese forces.

This month, the South China Morning Post (SCMP) reported on China’s enhanced EW capabilities by shedding light on a December 2023 incident between a US EA-18 Growler carrier-based EW aircraft and China’s Type 055 cruiser Nanchang in the contested South China Sea.

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SCMP says that in December 2023, the US Navy dismissed William Coulter, commander of US Electronic Attack Squadron 136 (VAQ-136), stationed on the USS Carl Vinson, citing a loss of confidence in his ability to command.

The report says that a month later, the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) recognized the Nanchang’s crew for their actions against a US carrier fleet. It also notes that Chinese media highlighted an encounter involving an EA-18G, believed to be from Coulter’s squadron, and the Nanchang cruiser.

The report mentions that PLA scientists recently disclosed in a Radar & ECM journal article that AI-enhanced radar gave the Nanchang an advantage over the EA-18G’s jamming capabilities.

It claims that the EA-18G, manufactured by Boeing, has been upgraded since 2021 for future warfare but faces new challenges from the PLA–Navy’s (PLA-N) integrated radar systems and communication strategies.

Chinese J16 EW Suits is more advanced than US F18

Ok, the Growler is now officially my favorite military jet. So cool !!

I am glad i am out, and don't want to know nothing. This way me and my family can sleep good and let the cards fall were they may.

Im happy Australia has 12 of these, seems silly other country's besides usa 🇺🇸 don't have them

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Best jet in Australian air force, sadly we only have 12 of them

Now even has an achievement "King of the Mountain Rainier" as well.

I'm so sick of people saying China can beat the U.S.A in the air it would be over in a few hours with china trying to negotiate to save a few planes. The 150 Raptors could take care of them alone.

Is this a Grumman bird or Boeing?