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Post by mcmaster on Feb 7, 2023 18:47:48 GMT 12
www.defence.gov.au/news-events/news/2023-02-06/more-grunt-growlersVital upgrades to Air Force's fleet of electronic aircraft and associated ranges will strengthen Australia's electronic attack capability. The EA-18G Growler capability is being overhauled through Project AIR 5349 Phase 6 - Advanced Growler, providing the Air Force with critical world-leading technology. The electronic attack aircraft is capable of disrupting, deceiving or denying a broad range of military electronic systems, including radar and communications. Minister for Defence Industry Pat Conroy said the project was delivering the leading-edge technology the Air Force needed “to face an increasingly complex and uncertain strategic environment”. Upgrades include: Cooperative development of the Next-Generation Jammer weapon system with the United States Navy to gradually replace the ALQ-99 Tactical Jamming System Aircraft modifications, including sensor upgrades Anti-radiation missile war stock Longer-range and more advanced anti-radiation missiles Enhanced electronic warfare training ranges capability Facility improvements at Amberley near Brisbane and the Delamere Air training area near Katherine in the Northern Territory The project will ensure commonality with United States Navy aircraft. Australian radar company CEA Technologies has been awarded a $277 million contract to provide advanced capabilities for Australia’s electronic warfare ranges. The contract will include a number of fixed and portable emitters to support training exercises and strengthen capability across the joint force. It is the first contract to be awarded under Phase 6, which has an approved budget of more than $2 billion. Mr Conroy said the Australian companies would be “involved as much as possible throughout the life of this project”.
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Post by machina on Feb 7, 2023 18:56:01 GMT 12
Do the anti-radiation missiles mean the Growlers perform a Wild Weasel role?
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Post by mcmaster on Feb 7, 2023 21:38:16 GMT 12
Do the anti-radiation missiles mean the Growlers perform a Wild Weasel role? They certainly do, although the Growler is a US Navy platform and the weasels were more associated with the USAF with the F100, F105, F4 and later F16 variants. Use of the HARM missile in common by many of those aircraft (including the Growler). I’ve always found reading about the hunter killer tactics quite fascinating |
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Post by machina on Feb 7, 2023 22:34:08 GMT 12
Thanks for clarifying. Yep I’ve listened to a few podcasts recently interviewing former weasel pilots and agree that it’s fascinating. The Vietnam era especially.
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Post by hardyakka on Feb 9, 2023 13:16:06 GMT 12
Do the anti-radiation missiles mean the Growlers perform a Wild Weasel role? Wild Weasel is too cool a phrase. They've moved to the boring acronym of SEAD / DEAD Suppression of Enemy Air Defenses / Destruction of Enemy Air Defenses The only controversy is whether you pronounced the acronym as seed-deed or see-add-dee-add or seed-dee-add or see-add-deed. I personally would switch the order so we could say ded-seed which is almost as cool as wild weasel It's like Sean Bean's name...  |
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Post by machina on Feb 9, 2023 17:04:12 GMT 12
Do the anti-radiation missiles mean the Growlers perform a Wild Weasel role? Wild Weasel is too cool a phrase. They've moved to the boring acronym of SEAD / DEAD Suppression of Enemy Air Defenses / Destruction of Enemy Air Defenses The only controversy is whether you pronounced the acronym as seed-deed or see-add-dee-add or seed-dee-add or see-add-deed. I personally would switch the order so we could say ded-seed which is almost as cool as wild weasel It's like Sean Bean's name... You mean See-Ann Bee-Ann?  |
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Post by ZacYates on Feb 9, 2023 17:47:27 GMT 12
It's like Sean Bean's name... Does that mean the correct pronounciation is Shawd Bawd?  |
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Post by falcon124 on Feb 11, 2023 11:03:47 GMT 12
It's like Sean Bean's name... Well, that could be an apt association given Sean Bean's characters tend to die and HARMs are out to kill:) |
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