Boeing Growler Radar Jamming F-18 Fighter

[PEB]

New approach to combat a radar jamming modified F-18 called the Growler. Its objective is to blind the ground forces to help the bombers to reach their target. Kinda interesting concept not so much stealth as distort an enemies ability to hit you.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n-rL9MG79bA&feature=youtu.be

 

[avenue94]

Not to be a dick, but this isn't anything new. This tactic has been in use for decades.

 

[Videer]

About time to get move past Prowler and it's airframe for the sixties.

Not to be a dick, but this isn't anything new. This tactic has been in use for decades.

Thank you for this revelation.

 

[Zankou]

Not to be a dick, but this isn't anything new. This tactic has been in use for decades.

Active radar jamming, and anti-radar missiles for that matter, are definitely an ancient technology at this point.

 

[Zoti]

Jamming radars became a way to fight them the second radars became a viable tool sometime during WW2.

I was used during every war since. This is nothing new. The technology changed and the platform changed but the concept is the same.

 

[GhostZ06]

why didn't they make the growler into this config yet? (though i think its still going threw modifications)

 

[Strychnine]

Looks like an updated "Wild Weasel"

 

[GhostZ06]

Looks like an updated "Wild Weasel"

that's exactly what it is, an it can also act like a mini-AWACS

 

[avenue94]

that's exactly what it is, an it can also act like a mini-AWACS

Not quite. It can do that but those tasks are not its primary mission. It's primary mission is electronic warfare (it is replacing the prowler), blinding the enemy and providing cover through that. That's the reason for the E in its name. The navy already has a dedicated AWAC, and wild weasel role is not that specialized. You don't need heavy duty jammers to eliminate enemy air defenses; case in point the USAF uses F-16s for that task.

 

[GhostZ06]

Not quite. It can do that but those tasks are not its primary mission. It's primary mission is electronic warfare (it is replacing the prowler), blinding the enemy and providing cover through that. That's the reason for the E in its name. The navy already has a dedicated AWAC, and wild weasel role is not that specialized. You don't need heavy duty jammers to eliminate enemy air defenses; case in point the USAF uses F-16s for that task.

F-16CJ? i know the navy plans on keeping the Boeing EA-18G Growler and the some super hornets along side the F-35. Weirdly i dont know why they haven't filled the F-14 void yet which is the one thing they Carriers lack is a long range fleet defense fighter. I find dickhead cheney excuse for dropping the program idiotic, since he never found a viable replacement for the F-14



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[avenue94]

Pretty much reason for no filling of the f-14 void is budget constraints. And the navy sort of shoehorned itself into this with the f-35 (past point of no return). Good news is the navy has adjusted as best as it could. Super hornet can use/will use conformal fuel tanks and can refuel other aircraft. Also, the necessity of having a long range fighter has diminished.

 

[Cirris]

They're giving them the raspberry..

 

[KILL KILL]

The Call of Duty franchise has been using variations of radar jamming technology with great success for the last decade.

 

[GhostZ06]

Pretty much reason for no filling of the f-14 void is budget constraints. And the navy sort of shoehorned itself into this with the f-35 (past point of no return). Good news is the navy has adjusted as best as it could. Super hornet can use/will use conformal fuel tanks and can refuel other aircraft. Also, the necessity of having a long range fighter has diminished.

i don't really agree with that to well, eventually they will i mean i think its important to have long range interception especially in a vast ocean warfare.



sidenote: aren't they developing a AMRAAM that will have the range of a phoenix?

 

[avenue94]

i don't really agree with that to well, eventually they will i mean i think its important to have long range interception especially in a vast ocean warfare.



sidenote: aren't they developing a AMRAAM that will have the range of a phoenix?

The threat is still there, but not too many countries can actually pose a threat in that manner. The threats from the air would have to come from land. At the moment, pretty much the French are the only other carrier operating nation who can use their carriers offensively and for striking power. Unless an aircraft carrier has catapults, it is pretty much useless for naval engagements (other than maintaining very very local air superiority)

 

[GhostZ06]

The threat is still there, but not too many countries can actually pose a threat in that manner. The threats from the air would have to come from land. At the moment, pretty much the French are the only other carrier operating nation who can use their carriers offensively and for striking power. Unless an aircraft carrier has catapults, it is pretty much useless for naval engagements (other than maintaining very very local air superiority)

im guessing your referring to that heap of shit the Chinese have? I think the J-11s are pretty much weak sauce compared to the Growler and super hornets(thinking of the qaulity issues an under powered engines).


Still will never understand why the hell some country's still use ski jumps over the catapult method i don't think the new Queen Elizabeth-class uses them

 

[avenue94]

im guessing your referring to that heap of shit the Chinese have? I think the J-11s are pretty much weak sauce compared to the Growler and super hornets(thinking of the qaulity issues an under powered engines).


Still will never understand why the hell some country's still use ski jumps over the catapult method i don't think the new Queen Elizabeth-class uses them

The answer to why no catapults mostly comes down to cost. I think Britain put the cost of installing catapults at about 100 million pounds (for one carrier). Factor in the inevitable cost overruns and there you go. The other part is that you cant just say, I want catapults on an aircraft carrier that is already built because that significantly alters the design.

 

[GhostZ06]