Military Aircraft: Electronic Warfare
(asked on 23rd May 2022) - View Source
Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have, if any, to replicate the USN Growler capability in any UK aircraft form.
This question was answered on 8th June 2022
The F-35 Lightning aircraft undertake the Electronic Attack roles similar to the E/A-18 Growler. Fitted with the AN/APG-81 radar and AN/ASQ-239 system, the F-35 has robust electronic warfare (EW) Capabilities and can operate in the EW role utilising the Active Electronically Scanned Array (AESA) multi-function radar. Additionally, the Typhoon radar will be upgraded later this decade with ECRS Mk2 which will also possess EA capabilities.