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Boeing Presents First of 12 EA-18G Growlers to Australia

The Royal Australian Air Force plans to operate 12 of the Super Hornet derivatives for the airborne electronic attack mission.

The first EA-18G Growler bound for Australia completed its maiden flight on July 13 in St. Louis. (Photo: Boeing)

July 29, 2015

Boeing and the U.S. Navy presented the first EA-18G Growler electronic warfare aircraft to the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) during a July 29 event at the manufacturer’s facility in St. Louis. Australia, the first country other than the U.S. to obtain the F/A-18 Super Hornet derivative, has ordered 12 Growlers under a foreign military sale (FMS).

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