Boeing EA-18G

Australia will consider the Block 2 upgrade of the Boeing EA-18G Growler as part of a regular program of keeping aircraft common with those of the U.S. Navy, the defense department in Canberra said.

The Super Hornet is the last of the five Western types participating in the trials.

A key piece of the EA-18G’s first major upgrade since the airborne electronic attack aircraft entered service a decade ago is now under contract