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This article examines a US Navy EA-18G electronic warfare jet that claimed the platform’s first air-to-air kill, illustrating the combat effectiveness of the aircraft’s AIM-120 Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missile (AMRAAM).

Summary

  1. The Growler downed a drone while deployed in the Red Sea against Houthi* targets.
  2. Also used AGM-88E Advanced Anti-Radiation Guided Missiles (AARGM) for the first time.
  3. Navy also working to integrate the AIM-9X on EA-18Gs; a capability currently exclusive to the RAAF.

*The Houthis are a Yemeni group involved in Yemen's civil war, responsible for missile attacks on Red Sea shipping.

 

READ: EA-18G Growler Scored Its First Air-To-Air Kill

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