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?????????? Boeing ????????? ??????? ??????? ?????????? ???????? ???????????????? ?????? (???) EA-18G Growler, ???????? Defencetalk.com.

EA-18G Growler ???????????? ????? ?????? ????????????? ????????? ??????????? F/A-18F Super Hornet. ?? ???????????? ??? ??????? ???????????????? ?????? ? ?????????? ??????? ??? ??????????. ??????? ??????? ????????????? ??????????? ?????????? ?????. ???????? ??????????? ????? ?????? ?????? ?????? AGM-88 HARM, ??????????????? ??? ????????? ???????????????? ?????????.

EA-18G ?????? ????? ??????? ? ??????? ???????? ??????? ??? ??? ???????? ???????????????? ?????? EA-6B Prowler, ??????? ????????? ? ????? ? 1971 ????. ?? ????????? ? EA-6B, ?????????? ?? ?????? ??????????? ??????????????? A-6 Intruder, EA-18 ????? ??????????? ????? ??????? ?????? ??????????????, ??????????? ???????????? ????????????? ????? ???????????? ?? ????????????? ????????.

????? ??????? ??? ?????? ????????? ?? ?????????? ? 2009 ????. ???????? ??????????? ?? ???????????? EA-18G ???????? ?????????? Boeing. ????? ????, ? ????????? ????????? ???????? Northrop Grumman (???????? ?? ?????????? ????????? ????????????????? ?????????? ????????), Raytheon (????????? ???? ????????????????? ??????????), General Electric (??????? ?????????) ? ????????? ?????? ????????.

?????? ?????????????? ????? ?????? ????????????? ??????????????? ??????????? F/A-18F Super Hornet. Growler ????????? ???????????? ???????? ? 1915 ?????????? ? ???, ????? ??????? 15240 ??????, ? ??? ?????? ???????? ?????????? 760 ??????????. ???????????? ???????? ??? ???????? ????? 29,4 ??????, ?????? ??????? ?? ???? ???????. ??????? F/A-18F, ?????????????? ????? ??????????? ?????? ??????????? F/A-18E ????????? ? ????? ? 2002 ????. ?????? ???????? F/A-18 ???? ??????? ?? ?????????? ? 1983 ????.