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.infobox-label{width:30%;padding-right:3px}.mw-parser-output .ib-aircraft .infobox-data{width:50%}}</style><table class="infobox ib-aircraft vcard"><tbody><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-above">EA-18G Growler</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:U.S._Navy_EA-18G_Growler_breaks_away_from_a_U.S._Air_Force_KC-135_(altered).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b1/U.S._Navy_EA-18G_Growler_breaks_away_from_a_U.S._Air_Force_KC-135_%28altered%29.jpg/300px-U.S._Navy_EA-18G_Growler_breaks_away_from_a_U.S._Air_Force_KC-135_%28altered%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="300" height="218" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b1/U.S._Navy_EA-18G_Growler_breaks_away_from_a_U.S._Air_Force_KC-135_%28altered%29.jpg/450px-U.S._Navy_EA-18G_Growler_breaks_away_from_a_U.S._Air_Force_KC-135_%28altered%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b1/U.S._Navy_EA-18G_Growler_breaks_away_from_a_U.S._Air_Force_KC-135_%28altered%29.jpg/600px-U.S._Navy_EA-18G_Growler_breaks_away_from_a_U.S._Air_Force_KC-135_%28altered%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3304" data-file-height="2398" /></a></span> <div class="ib-aircraft-caption">A U.S. Navy EA-18G in flight over the <a href="/wiki/Pacific_Ocean" title="Pacific Ocean">Pacific Ocean</a></div></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">General information</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Type</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Electronic_warfare_aircraft" class="mw-redirect" title="Electronic warfare aircraft">Electronic warfare aircraft</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">National origin</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States">United States</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Aerospace_manufacturer" title="Aerospace manufacturer">Manufacturer</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Boeing" title="Boeing">Boeing</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Status</th><td class="infobox-data">In service</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Primary users</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/United_States_Navy" title="United States Navy">United States Navy</a><div> <a href="/wiki/Royal_Australian_Air_Force" title="Royal Australian Air Force">Royal Australian Air Force</a> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Number built</th><td class="infobox-data">172 as of October 2021<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">History</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Manufactured</th><td class="infobox-data">2004–present</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Introduction date</th><td class="infobox-data">22 September 2009<sup id="cite_ref-EA-18G_IOC_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-EA-18G_IOC-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">First flight</th><td class="infobox-data">15 August 2006</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Developed from</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Boeing_F/A-18E/F_Super_Hornet" title="Boeing F/A-18E/F Super Hornet">Boeing F/A-18F Super Hornet</a></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The <b>Boeing EA-18G Growler</b> is an American <a href="/wiki/Aircraft_carrier" title="Aircraft carrier">carrier-based</a> <a href="/wiki/Electronic_warfare_aircraft" class="mw-redirect" title="Electronic warfare aircraft">electronic warfare aircraft</a>, a specialized version of the two-seat <a href="/wiki/Boeing_F/A-18E/F_Super_Hornet" title="Boeing F/A-18E/F Super Hornet">Boeing F/A-18F Super Hornet</a>. The EA-18G replaced the <a href="/wiki/Northrop_Grumman_EA-6B_Prowler" class="mw-redirect" title="Northrop Grumman EA-6B Prowler">Northrop Grumman EA-6B Prowlers</a> in service with the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Navy" title="United States Navy">United States Navy</a>. The Growler's <a href="/wiki/Electronic_warfare" title="Electronic warfare">electronic warfare</a> capability is primarily provided by <a href="/wiki/Northrop_Grumman" title="Northrop Grumman">Northrop Grumman</a>. The EA-18G began production in 2007 and entered operational service with the US Navy in late 2009. Australia has also purchased thirteen EA-18Gs, which entered service with the <a href="/wiki/Royal_Australian_Air_Force" title="Royal Australian Air Force">Royal Australian Air Force</a> in 2017. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Development">Development</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Boeing_EA-18G_Growler&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Development"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/Boeing_F/A-18E/F_Super_Hornet#Development" title="Boeing F/A-18E/F Super Hornet">Boeing F/A-18E/F Super Hornet § Development</a></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Requirement_and_testing">Requirement and testing</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Boeing_EA-18G_Growler&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Requirement and testing"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:EA-18G_060803-F-0000X-003.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d3/EA-18G_060803-F-0000X-003.jpg/220px-EA-18G_060803-F-0000X-003.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="139" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d3/EA-18G_060803-F-0000X-003.jpg/330px-EA-18G_060803-F-0000X-003.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d3/EA-18G_060803-F-0000X-003.jpg/440px-EA-18G_060803-F-0000X-003.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2860" data-file-height="1804" /></a><figcaption>The first EA-18G at the roll-out ceremony on 3 August 2006</figcaption></figure> <p>On 15 November 2001, Boeing successfully completed an initial flight demonstration of F/A-18F "F-1" fitted with the <a href="/wiki/ALQ-99" class="mw-redirect" title="ALQ-99">ALQ-99</a> electronic warfare system to serve as the EA-18 Airborne Electronic Attack (AEA) concept aircraft.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In December 2003, the US Navy awarded a development contract for the EA-18G to Boeing. As primary contractor, Boeing was to construct the forward fuselage and wings, and perform the final assembly. Northrop Grumman was the principal airframe subcontractor and they would supply the center and aft fuselage as well as the principal electronic combat system.<sup id="cite_ref-EA-18G_IOC_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-EA-18G_IOC-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-9.6_Billion_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9.6_Billion-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 2003, the Navy expected to receive 90 EA-18Gs.<sup id="cite_ref-N239a.ppt_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-N239a.ppt-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The first EA-18G test aircraft entered production on 22 October 2004.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The first test aircraft, known as EA-1, was rolled out on 3 August 2006, before making its <a href="/wiki/Maiden_flight" title="Maiden flight">maiden flight</a> at St. Louis on 15 August 2006; it was later ferried to <a href="/wiki/Naval_Air_Station_Patuxent_River" title="Naval Air Station Patuxent River">Naval Air Station Patuxent River</a>, Maryland on 22 September 2006.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> EA-1 primarily supports ground testing in the Air Combat Environment Test and Evaluation Facility (ACETEF) <a href="/wiki/Anechoic_chamber" title="Anechoic chamber">anechoic chamber</a>. </p><p>The second aircraft (EA-2) first flew on 10 November 2006,<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and was delivered to NAS Patuxent River on 29 November 2006.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> EA-2 is an AEA flight test aircraft, initially flying on Pax River's Atlantic Test Range (ATR) for developmental test of the AEA system before transitioning to the Electronic Combat Range (ECR, or 'Echo Range') in <a href="/wiki/Naval_Air_Weapons_Station_China_Lake" title="Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake">Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake</a> in California. Both aircraft are assigned to <a href="/wiki/VX-23" title="VX-23">VX-23</a> "Salty Dogs". EA-1 and EA-2 are F/A-18Fs F-134 and F-135, pulled from the St. Louis production line and modified by Boeing to the EA-18G configuration. However, since they were not built initially as Growlers, the Navy has designated these two test aircraft as NEA-18Gs.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> There were five Growlers flying in the flight test program as of June 2008.<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Procurement">Procurement</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Boeing_EA-18G_Growler&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Procurement"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In an April 2006 report, the U.S. <a href="/wiki/Government_Accountability_Office" title="Government Accountability Office">Government Accountability Office</a> expressed concerns. The GAO felt the electronic warfare systems on the EA-18G were not fully mature so there is a risk of "future cost growth and schedule delays". The report recommended that the DoD consider purchasing additional ICAP III upgrades for EA-6Bs to fill any current and near-term capability gaps and restructure the initial EA-18G production plans so that procurement takes place after the aircraft has "demonstrated full functionality".<sup id="cite_ref-GAO-06-446_13-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-GAO-06-446-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In a 2008 GAO report, the director of the DoD's Operational Test and Evaluation department questioned the workload on the two-person Growler crew to replace the Prowler's crew of four.<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:US_Navy_070409-N-6247M-038_EA-18G_Growler_is_parked_on_the_airfield_next_to_an_EA-6B_Prowler.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fe/US_Navy_070409-N-6247M-038_EA-18G_Growler_is_parked_on_the_airfield_next_to_an_EA-6B_Prowler.jpg/220px-US_Navy_070409-N-6247M-038_EA-18G_Growler_is_parked_on_the_airfield_next_to_an_EA-6B_Prowler.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="157" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fe/US_Navy_070409-N-6247M-038_EA-18G_Growler_is_parked_on_the_airfield_next_to_an_EA-6B_Prowler.jpg/330px-US_Navy_070409-N-6247M-038_EA-18G_Growler_is_parked_on_the_airfield_next_to_an_EA-6B_Prowler.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fe/US_Navy_070409-N-6247M-038_EA-18G_Growler_is_parked_on_the_airfield_next_to_an_EA-6B_Prowler.jpg/440px-US_Navy_070409-N-6247M-038_EA-18G_Growler_is_parked_on_the_airfield_next_to_an_EA-6B_Prowler.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2100" data-file-height="1500" /></a><figcaption>An EA-18G Growler alongside an EA-6B Prowler shortly after arriving at NAS Whidbey Island, 2007.</figcaption></figure> <p>The U.S. Navy has ordered a total of 57 aircraft to replace its in-service EA-6B Prowlers, most of which are based at <a href="/wiki/Naval_Air_Station_Whidbey_Island" title="Naval Air Station Whidbey Island">NAS Whidbey Island</a>. The US DoD gave approval for the EA-18G program to begin <a href="/wiki/Low_rate_initial_production" title="Low rate initial production">low rate initial production</a> in 2007.<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The EA-18G was scheduled to finish flight testing in 2008.<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Navy planned to buy approximately 85 aircraft in 2008.<sup id="cite_ref-Navy_Welcomes_17-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Navy_Welcomes-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Approval for full-rate production was expected in the third quarter of 2009,<sup id="cite_ref-Ready_for_Ops_18-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Ready_for_Ops-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and was given on 23 November 2009. Boeing planned to ramp up production to 20 aircraft per year.<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On 9 July 2009, General <a href="/wiki/James_Cartwright" title="James Cartwright">James Cartwright</a> told the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Senate_Committee_on_Armed_Services" title="United States Senate Committee on Armed Services">United States Senate Committee on Armed Services</a> that the choice had been to continue the F/A-18 production line because the warfighting commanders needed more aerial electronic warfare capability that only the EA-18G could provide.<sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The Navy's submission for the 2011 defense budget put forth by the Obama administration calls for four EA-18G Growler squadrons to be added to the fleet.<sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On 14 May 2010, Boeing and the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Department_of_Defense" title="United States Department of Defense">US Department of Defense</a> reached an agreement for a multi-year contract for an additional 66 F/A-18E/Fs and 58 EA-18Gs over the next four years. This will raise the total to 114 EA-18Gs on order.<sup id="cite_ref-FG_new_purchase_22-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FG_new_purchase-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The Pentagon's Director of Operational Test and Evaluation determined that the EA-18G was "still not operationally suitable" in February 2011. Prime contractor Boeing is working to address issues with software updates.<sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In December 2011, Operational Test and Evaluation concluded that the EA-18G software was "operationally effective and suitable".<sup id="cite_ref-RCS:_DD-A&T(Q&A)823-378_24-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-RCS:_DD-A&T(Q&A)823-378-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On 19 December 2014, the Navy publicly reported that it wants to modify the production contract with Boeing to slow production of the Growler from three airplanes per month to two. It will also purchase an additional 15 Growlers, funded by a spending bill that will go to President Obama for signature in late December 2014. Boeing would then be able to continue running the St. Louis production line through 2017. Boeing has said it cannot sustain the production line at fewer than two airplanes per month.<sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Design">Design</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Boeing_EA-18G_Growler&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Design"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/Boeing_F/A-18E/F_Super_Hornet#Design" title="Boeing F/A-18E/F Super Hornet">Boeing F/A-18E/F Super Hornet § Design</a></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:EA-18G_Growler_VX-9_from_below_2008.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1b/EA-18G_Growler_VX-9_from_below_2008.jpg/220px-EA-18G_Growler_VX-9_from_below_2008.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="146" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1b/EA-18G_Growler_VX-9_from_below_2008.jpg/330px-EA-18G_Growler_VX-9_from_below_2008.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1b/EA-18G_Growler_VX-9_from_below_2008.jpg/440px-EA-18G_Growler_VX-9_from_below_2008.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1152" data-file-height="765" /></a><figcaption>An EA-18G Growler of test and evaluation squadron <a href="/wiki/VX-9" title="VX-9">VX-9</a>, carrying external fuel tanks, jamming pods, and <a href="/wiki/AGM-88_HARM" title="AGM-88 HARM">AGM-88 HARM</a> and <a href="/wiki/AIM-120_AMRAAM" title="AIM-120 AMRAAM">AIM-120 AMRAAM</a> missiles.</figcaption></figure> <p>The Growler's flight performance is similar to that of the F/A-18E/F. This attribute enables the Growler to perform escort jamming as well as the traditional standoff jamming mission (<a href="/wiki/Radar_jamming_and_deception" title="Radar jamming and deception">Radar jamming and deception</a>). Growlers are able to accompany F/A-18s during all phases of an attack mission.<sup id="cite_ref-Boe_EA-18G_26-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Boe_EA-18G-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In order to give the Growler more stable flight for the electronic warfare mission, Boeing changed the leading edge fairings and wing fold hinge fairings, and added wing fences and aileron "tripper strips".<sup id="cite_ref-27" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The Growler has more than 90% in common with the standard Super Hornet, sharing airframe, Raytheon <a href="/wiki/AN/APG-79" title="AN/APG-79">AN/APG-79</a> AESA radar and weapon systems such as the AN/AYK-22 stores management system. Most of the dedicated airborne electronic attack equipment is mounted on a plate in the space that used to house the internal 20 mm cannon and on the wingtips. Nine weapons stations remain free to provide for additional weapons or jamming pods.<sup id="cite_ref-Boe_EA-18G_overv_28-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Boe_EA-18G_overv-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The added electronics include <a href="/wiki/AN/ALQ-218" title="AN/ALQ-218">AN/ALQ-218</a> wideband receivers on the wingtips and <a href="/wiki/AN/ALQ-99" title="AN/ALQ-99">ALQ-99 high and low-band tactical jamming pods</a>. The ALQ-218 combined with the ALQ-99 form a full spectrum electronic warfare suite that is able to provide detection and jamming against all known surface-to-air threats.<sup id="cite_ref-Boe_EA-18G_26-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Boe_EA-18G-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> However, the current pods may be inadequate against emerging threats.<sup id="cite_ref-29" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The EA-18G can be fitted with up to five ALQ-99 jamming pods and will typically add two <a href="/wiki/AIM-120_AMRAAM" title="AIM-120 AMRAAM">AIM-120 AMRAAM</a> or <a href="/wiki/AGM-88_HARM" title="AGM-88 HARM">AGM-88 HARM</a> missiles.<sup id="cite_ref-9.6_Billion_4-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9.6_Billion-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The EA-18G will also use the INCANS Interference Cancellation system that will allow voice communication while jamming enemy communications, a capability not available on the EA-6B.<sup id="cite_ref-30" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In addition to the radar warning and jamming equipment, the Growler possesses a communications receiver and jamming system that will provide suppression and electronic attack against airborne communication threats.<sup id="cite_ref-Boe_EA-18G_overv_28-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Boe_EA-18G_overv-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The poor reliability of the ALQ-99 jammer pod and frequent failures of the Built-In Test (BIT) have caused the crew to fly missions with undetected faults. The ALQ-99 has also interfered with the aircraft's AESA radar and has imposed a high workload on the two-man crew, along with reducing the Growler's top speed.<sup id="cite_ref-31" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Boeing is looking into other potential upgrades; the ALQ-99 radar jamming pod may be replaced in the future, and the company is looking into adding weapons and replacing the satellite communications receiver. The Growler is the initial platform for the <a href="/wiki/Next_Generation_Jammer" title="Next Generation Jammer">Next Generation Jammer</a> (NGJ) which uses <a href="/wiki/Active_electronically_scanned_array" title="Active electronically scanned array">Active electronically scanned array</a> (AESA) technology to focus jamming power exactly where needed. The NGJ was to be implemented on the <a href="/wiki/F-35_Lightning_II" class="mw-redirect" title="F-35 Lightning II">F-35</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-N239a.ppt_5-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-N239a.ppt-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> However, in May 2012, the U.S. Navy decided to focus NGJ integration on the EA-18G for an expected in-service date of 2020, and defer work for the F-35.<sup id="cite_ref-32" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Boeing is also looking at exporting a Growler Lite configuration without the jamming pods for electronic awareness rather than electronic attack.<sup id="cite_ref-33" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Three Growlers networked together can generate targeting tracks for hostile radio-frequency sources in real time, but this is difficult to arrange with the current minimum strength US Navy squadrons.<sup id="cite_ref-34" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Utilizing faster data-links, the Growler could use its EW pods to accurately locate signal sources. In a group of three planes, when one detects a signal from a source such as a cell phone, the other two can also listen for the same signal, all three measuring the amount of time taken for transmissions to travel from the source to each aircraft to trilaterate the location to "a very, very small area."<sup id="cite_ref-35" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> By early 2015, the Navy had demonstrated this concept using EA-18s equipped with <a href="/wiki/Rockwell_Collins" title="Rockwell Collins">Rockwell Collins</a>' tactical targeting network technology (TTNT) and <a href="/wiki/ALQ-218" class="mw-redirect" title="ALQ-218">ALQ-218</a> receivers to acquire emissions from a target vessel and target it from a stand-off range without using their own detectable radar emissions.<sup id="cite_ref-36" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Boeing announced on 1 December 2015 that they would upgrade Navy EA-18Gs with the TTNT datalink.<sup id="cite_ref-37" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-37"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>37<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Following U.S. Navy missions in <a href="/wiki/Operation_Odyssey_Dawn" title="Operation Odyssey Dawn">Operation Odyssey Dawn</a> during the <a href="/wiki/2011_Libyan_Revolution" class="mw-redirect" title="2011 Libyan Revolution">2011 Libyan Revolution</a>, the <a href="/wiki/Royal_Australian_Air_Force" title="Royal Australian Air Force">Royal Australian Air Force</a> decided to add the <a href="/wiki/Raytheon" title="Raytheon">Raytheon</a> ATFLIR (<a href="/wiki/Forward_looking_infrared" class="mw-redirect" title="Forward looking infrared">forward looking infrared</a>) pod to their order of 12 Growler aircraft. When the Navy's EA-18Gs' radar and radar detectors located possible targets, they passed the information through datalinks to strike fighters. However, the Growlers themselves lacked the ability to visually confirm what it detected, so adding a FLIR pod gives it visual acuity to see targets and shorten the kill chain; it is not known if the U.S. Navy will also add a FLIR pod. Australian EA-18Gs will also be equipped with the <a href="/wiki/AIM-9" class="mw-redirect" title="AIM-9">AIM-9X Sidewinder missile</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-38" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-38"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>38<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Operational_history">Operational history</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Boeing_EA-18G_Growler&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Operational history"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="United_States">United States</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Boeing_EA-18G_Growler&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: United States"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:US_Navy_090217-N-3610L-243_An_EA-18G_Growler_assigned_to_the.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/US_Navy_090217-N-3610L-243_An_EA-18G_Growler_assigned_to_the.jpg/220px-US_Navy_090217-N-3610L-243_An_EA-18G_Growler_assigned_to_the.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="146" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/US_Navy_090217-N-3610L-243_An_EA-18G_Growler_assigned_to_the.jpg/330px-US_Navy_090217-N-3610L-243_An_EA-18G_Growler_assigned_to_the.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/US_Navy_090217-N-3610L-243_An_EA-18G_Growler_assigned_to_the.jpg/440px-US_Navy_090217-N-3610L-243_An_EA-18G_Growler_assigned_to_the.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4288" data-file-height="2848" /></a><figcaption>An EA-18G of <a href="/wiki/VAQ-129" title="VAQ-129">VAQ-129</a> "Vikings" aligns itself for an at-sea landing aboard <a href="/wiki/USS_Ronald_Reagan_(CVN-76)" class="mw-redirect" title="USS Ronald Reagan (CVN-76)">USS <i>Ronald Reagan</i></a></figcaption></figure> <p>The first Growler for fleet use was officially accepted by <a href="/wiki/VAQ-129" title="VAQ-129">VAQ-129</a> "Vikings" at <a href="/wiki/NAS_Whidbey_Island" class="mw-redirect" title="NAS Whidbey Island">NAS Whidbey Island</a>, on 3 June 2008.<sup id="cite_ref-Navy_Welcomes_17-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Navy_Welcomes-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Navy planned to buy approximately 85 aircraft to equip 11 squadrons as of 2008.<sup id="cite_ref-Navy_Welcomes_17-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Navy_Welcomes-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The EA-18G completed operational evaluation in late July 2009. The Growler was rated operationally effective and suitable for operational use.<sup id="cite_ref-Ready_for_Ops_18-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Ready_for_Ops-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-39" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-39"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>39<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On 5 August 2009, EA-18G Growlers from <a href="/wiki/VAQ-129" title="VAQ-129">Electronic Attack Squadron 129 (VAQ-129)</a> and <a href="/wiki/VAQ-132" title="VAQ-132">Electronic Attack Squadron 132 (VAQ-132)</a> completed their first at-sea carrier-arrested landing aboard the <a href="/wiki/USS_Harry_S._Truman" title="USS Harry S. Truman">USS <i>Harry S. Truman</i> (CVN-75)</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-40" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-40"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>40<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The first deployable EA-18G squadron was <a href="/wiki/VAQ-132" title="VAQ-132">VAQ-132</a> "Scorpions", which reached operational status in October 2009.<sup id="cite_ref-VAQ-132_operational_41-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-VAQ-132_operational-41"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>41<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The first Growler operational deployment was announced on 17 February 2011.<sup id="cite_ref-42" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-42"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>42<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In service, the EA-18's radio name during flight operations will be "Grizzly". The "Growler" nickname sounded too much like the EA-6B's "Prowler" name, so "Grizzly" will be used to avoid confusion.<sup id="cite_ref-43" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-43"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>43<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> By May 2011, 48 Growlers had been delivered to the U.S. Navy.<sup id="cite_ref-Boe_EA-18G_overv_28-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Boe_EA-18G_overv-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>With the termination of the <a href="/wiki/Boeing_B-52_Stratofortress" title="Boeing B-52 Stratofortress">EB-52H standoff jammer</a>, the Growler became the sole remaining crewed tactical jammer. Air Staff requirements director Maj. Gen. David Scott has indicated that the USAF will seek to provide electronic warfare officers to fly on U.S. Navy Growlers, without providing funding to purchase additional aircraft.<sup id="cite_ref-44" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-44"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>44<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> U.S. Air Force personnel of <a href="/wiki/390th_Electronic_Combat_Squadron" title="390th Electronic Combat Squadron">390th Electronic Combat Squadron</a> stationed at <a href="/wiki/NAS_Whidbey_Island" class="mw-redirect" title="NAS Whidbey Island">NAS Whidbey Island</a> have been supporting and flying the Growler.<sup id="cite_ref-45" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-45"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>45<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The EA-18G was first used in combat during <a href="/wiki/Operation_Odyssey_Dawn" title="Operation Odyssey Dawn">Operation Odyssey Dawn</a>, enforcing the UN <a href="/wiki/No-fly_zone" title="No-fly zone">no-fly zone</a> over <a href="/wiki/Libya" title="Libya">Libya</a> in 2011.<sup id="cite_ref-46" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-46"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>46<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-47" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-47"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>47<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Five EA-18Gs were redeployed from Iraq to support operations in Libya in 2011.<sup id="cite_ref-48" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-48"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>48<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The Growler was deployed as part of <a href="/wiki/Operation_Prosperity_Guardian" title="Operation Prosperity Guardian">Operation Prosperity Guardian</a>, where one destroyed a <a href="/wiki/Houthi" class="mw-redirect" title="Houthi">Houthi</a> <a href="/wiki/Mil_Mi-24" title="Mil Mi-24">Mil Mi-24</a> "Hind" on the ground with an <a href="/wiki/AGM-88E_AARGM" class="mw-redirect" title="AGM-88E AARGM">AGM-88E Advanced Antiradiation Guided Missile</a> (AARGM).<sup id="cite_ref-Altman_49-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Altman-49"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>49<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The EA-18G also scored its first air-to-air kill, downing a Houthi drone.<sup id="cite_ref-50" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-50"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>50<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On 15 October 2024, one EA-18G crashed near Mount Rainier during a training mission.<sup id="cite_ref-51" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-51"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>51<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Both crew were killed.<sup id="cite_ref-52" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-52"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>52<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Australia">Australia</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Boeing_EA-18G_Growler&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Australia"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In 2008, the <a href="/wiki/Australian_Government" title="Australian Government">Australian Government</a> requested export approval from the US government to purchase up to six EA-18Gs,<sup id="cite_ref-53" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-53"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>53<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> which would be part of the order for 24 F/A-18F Super Hornets.<sup id="cite_ref-54" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-54"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>54<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:A46-301_taking_off_during_Red_Flag_23-1_in_January_2023.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8a/A46-301_taking_off_during_Red_Flag_23-1_in_January_2023.jpg/220px-A46-301_taking_off_during_Red_Flag_23-1_in_January_2023.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8a/A46-301_taking_off_during_Red_Flag_23-1_in_January_2023.jpg/330px-A46-301_taking_off_during_Red_Flag_23-1_in_January_2023.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8a/A46-301_taking_off_during_Red_Flag_23-1_in_January_2023.jpg/440px-A46-301_taking_off_during_Red_Flag_23-1_in_January_2023.jpg 2x" data-file-width="799" data-file-height="599" /></a><figcaption>An Australian EA-18G in 2023</figcaption></figure> <p>On 27 February 2009, Defence Minister <a href="/wiki/Joel_Fitzgibbon" title="Joel Fitzgibbon">Joel Fitzgibbon</a> announced that 12 of the 24 Super Hornets on order would be wired on the production line for <a href="/wiki/For_but_not_with" title="For but not with">future fit-out</a> as EA-18Gs. The additional wiring would cost A$35 million.<sup id="cite_ref-55" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-55"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>55<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-56" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-56"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>56<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On 23 August 2012, the Australian Government announced that 12 RAAF Super Hornets would be fitted with Growler capability at a cost of $1.5 billion,<sup id="cite_ref-57" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-57"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>57<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> making the Royal Australian Air Force the only military other than the U.S. to operate the Growler's electronic jamming equipment.<sup id="cite_ref-58" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-58"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>58<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On 3 May 2013, the Australian Government announced that it will buy 12 new-build Growlers to supplement the existing Super Hornet fleet.<sup id="cite_ref-59" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-59"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>59<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Australia took delivery of the first of 12 Growlers on 29 July 2015.<sup id="cite_ref-60" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-60"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>60<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Uniquely, Australian Growlers will be equipped with the <a href="/wiki/AN/ASQ-228_ATFLIR" title="AN/ASQ-228 ATFLIR">AN/ASQ-228 ATFLIR</a> targeting pod and will also have additional air-to-air weapons in the form of the <a href="/wiki/AIM-9X" class="mw-redirect" title="AIM-9X">AIM-9X</a> missile.<sup id="cite_ref-61" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-61"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>61<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The aircraft will be operated by <a href="/wiki/No._6_Squadron_RAAF" title="No. 6 Squadron RAAF">No. 6 Squadron RAAF</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-62" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-62"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>62<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On 7 July 2017, the RAAF completed delivery of the 12 EA-18G Growlers with the arrival of the last Growler at <a href="/wiki/RAAF_Base_Amberley" title="RAAF Base Amberley">RAAF Base Amberley</a>, home of No. 6 Squadron RAAF.<sup id="cite_ref-63" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-63"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>63<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>One of the Australian EA-18Gs was written off following an engine fire in January 2018, leaving the force with 11 of the type.<sup id="cite_ref-Destroyed_64-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Destroyed-64"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>64<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On 29 January, an Australian EA-18G caught fire after an aborted takeoff at <a href="/wiki/Nellis_Air_Force_Base" title="Nellis Air Force Base">Nellis Air Force Base</a>, Nevada while participating in <a href="/wiki/Exercise_Red_Flag" title="Exercise Red Flag">Exercise Red Flag</a> 2018. The crew were able to exit the jet on the ground unharmed.<sup id="cite_ref-65" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-65"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>65<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> An investigation found that one engine's high-pressure compressor had broken into three major pieces that severely damaged the lower airframe, right tailfin, and the other engine.<sup id="cite_ref-66" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-66"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>66<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The aircraft was written off on 15 August<sup id="cite_ref-67" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-67"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>67<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and the Australian Government is attempting to claim compensation for the loss of the A$125 million aircraft.<sup id="cite_ref-Destroyed_64-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Destroyed-64"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>64<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On 9 December 2020, the Royal Australian Air Force had announced that the 11 EA-18G Growlers and 24 F/A-18F Super Hornets had been grounded after an incident occurred where the crew of a RAAF F/A-18F had to eject on takeoff which is under investigation.<sup id="cite_ref-68" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-68"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>68<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On 30 September 2021, the US State Department approved the sale of an EA-18G to Australia to replace that lost in the 2018 accident.<sup id="cite_ref-69" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-69"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>69<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> This aircraft was ordered in early 2022, with the price being up to $US 125 million. It will be acquired from the US Navy's stock of Growlers and be modified to the same configuration as the other Australian aircraft before being delivered to the RAAF.<sup id="cite_ref-70" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-70"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>70<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The aircraft was delivered to the RAAF in February 2023.<sup id="cite_ref-RAAF_quietly_replaces_71-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-RAAF_quietly_replaces-71"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>71<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In February 2023, a A$2 billion project to upgrade the RAAF's Growlers and support infrastructure was approved and awarded to <a href="/wiki/Boeing" title="Boeing">Boeing</a> Corp. As part of the project new radar infrastructure will be installed at RAAF Base Amberley and the <a href="/wiki/Delamere_Air_Weapons_Range" title="Delamere Air Weapons Range">Delamere Air Weapons Range</a>. The Growlers will also be fitted with improved sensors, longer-ranged missiles and new jamming pods.<sup id="cite_ref-72" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-72"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>72<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Potential_operators">Potential operators</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Boeing_EA-18G_Growler&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Potential operators"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>On 1 January 2018, it was reported that the Japanese Government is considering purchasing an electronic warfare attack aircraft and the EA-18G is a candidate for the <a href="/wiki/Japan_Air_Self-Defense_Force" title="Japan Air Self-Defense Force">Japan Air Self-Defense Force</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-73" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-73"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>73<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Boeing and the US Navy have indicated their intention to propose the F/A-18E/F and EA-18G as a package for the new fighter introduction program, HX, which will replace the F/A-18C/D fighters operated by the <a href="/wiki/Finnish_Air_Force" title="Finnish Air Force">Finnish Air Force</a>, and on 18 February 2019 the US Department of Defense approved the export of the EA-18G to Finland.<sup id="cite_ref-74" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-74"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>74<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Operators">Operators</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Boeing_EA-18G_Growler&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Operators"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dt><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg/23px-Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg/35px-Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg/46px-Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1280" data-file-height="640" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Australia" title="Australia">Australia</a></dt></dl> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Royal_Australian_Air_Force" title="Royal Australian Air Force">Royal Australian Air Force</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/No._6_Squadron_RAAF" title="No. 6 Squadron RAAF">No. 6 Squadron RAAF</a></li></ul></li></ul> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:USS_Theodore_Roosevelt_(CVN_71)_conducts_flight_operations._(47679488822).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c8/USS_Theodore_Roosevelt_%28CVN_71%29_conducts_flight_operations._%2847679488822%29.jpg/220px-USS_Theodore_Roosevelt_%28CVN_71%29_conducts_flight_operations._%2847679488822%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="147" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c8/USS_Theodore_Roosevelt_%28CVN_71%29_conducts_flight_operations._%2847679488822%29.jpg/330px-USS_Theodore_Roosevelt_%28CVN_71%29_conducts_flight_operations._%2847679488822%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c8/USS_Theodore_Roosevelt_%28CVN_71%29_conducts_flight_operations._%2847679488822%29.jpg/440px-USS_Theodore_Roosevelt_%28CVN_71%29_conducts_flight_operations._%2847679488822%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="5100" data-file-height="3400" /></a><figcaption>An EA-18G prepares to launch from the aircraft carrier <a href="/wiki/USS_Theodore_Roosevelt_(CVN-71)" title="USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN-71)">USS <i>Theodore Roosevelt</i> (CVN-71)</a></figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Growler_pilot.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/43/Growler_pilot.jpg/220px-Growler_pilot.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="293" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/43/Growler_pilot.jpg/330px-Growler_pilot.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/43/Growler_pilot.jpg/440px-Growler_pilot.jpg 2x" data-file-width="960" data-file-height="1280" /></a><figcaption>An EA-18G pilot checks his right wing stores</figcaption></figure> <dl><dt><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5d/Flag_of_the_United_States_%2823px%29.png/23px-Flag_of_the_United_States_%2823px%29.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="13" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5d/Flag_of_the_United_States_%2823px%29.png/35px-Flag_of_the_United_States_%2823px%29.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5d/Flag_of_the_United_States_%2823px%29.png/46px-Flag_of_the_United_States_%2823px%29.png 2x" data-file-width="69" data-file-height="39" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States">United States</a></dt></dl> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Air_Force" title="United States Air Force">United States Air Force</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/390th_Fighter_Squadron" class="mw-redirect" title="390th Fighter Squadron">390th Electronic Combat Squadron</a> provides training for electronic warfare officers for Navy units by augmenting <a href="/wiki/VAQ-129" title="VAQ-129">VAQ-129</a> with some USAF instructors.<sup id="cite_ref-75" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-75"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>75<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Navy" title="United States Navy">United States Navy</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/VAQ-129" title="VAQ-129">VAQ-129</a><sup id="cite_ref-Navy_Welcomes_17-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Navy_Welcomes-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/VAQ-130" title="VAQ-130">VAQ-130</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/VAQ-131" title="VAQ-131">VAQ-131</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/VAQ-132" title="VAQ-132">VAQ-132</a><sup id="cite_ref-VAQ-132_operational_41-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-VAQ-132_operational-41"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>41<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/VAQ-133" title="VAQ-133">VAQ-133</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/VAQ-134" title="VAQ-134">VAQ-134</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/VAQ-135" title="VAQ-135">VAQ-135</a><sup id="cite_ref-76" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-76"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>76<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/VAQ-136" title="VAQ-136">VAQ-136</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/VAQ-137" title="VAQ-137">VAQ-137</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/VAQ-138" title="VAQ-138">VAQ-138</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/VAQ-139" title="VAQ-139">VAQ-139</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/VAQ-140" title="VAQ-140">VAQ-140</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/VAQ-141" title="VAQ-141">VAQ-141</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/VAQ-142" title="VAQ-142">VAQ-142</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/VAQ-144" title="VAQ-144">VAQ-144</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/VAQ-209" title="VAQ-209">VAQ-209</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/VX-9" title="VX-9">VX-9</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/VX-23" title="VX-23">VX-23</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/VX-31" title="VX-31">VX-31</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Naval_Aviation_Warfighting_Development_Center" title="Naval Aviation Warfighting Development Center">Naval Aviation Warfighting Development Center</a></li></ul></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Specifications_(EA-18G_Growler)"><span id="Specifications_.28EA-18G_Growler.29"></span>Specifications (EA-18G Growler)</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Boeing_EA-18G_Growler&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Specifications (EA-18G Growler)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p style="font-size: 90%; margin:0;"><i>Data from</i> Boeing brochure<sup id="cite_ref-77" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-77"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>77<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and U.S. Navy F/A-18E/F fact file.<sup id="cite_ref-USN_fact_78-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-USN_fact-78"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>78<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></p><p><span style="font-size:120%"><b>General characteristics</b></span> </p><ul><li><b>Crew:</b> 2</li> <li><b>Length:</b> 60 ft 1.25 in (18.31 m)</li> <li><b>Wingspan:</b> 44 ft 8.5 in (13.62 m) (including wingtip-mounted pods)</li> <li><b>Height:</b> 16 ft 0 in (4.88 m)</li> <li><b>Wing area:</b> 500 sq ft (46.5 m<sup>2</sup>)</li> <li><b>Empty weight:</b> 33,094 lb (15,011 kg)</li> <li><b>Gross weight:</b> 48,000 lb (21,772 kg) ; recovery weight</li> <li><b>Max takeoff weight:</b> 66,000 lb (29,964 kg)</li> <li><b>Internal fuel capacity:</b> 13,940 lb (6,323 kg)</li> <li><b>External fuel capacity:</b> (3 x 480 gal (1,800 L) tanks), 9,774 lb (4,420 kg)</li> <li><b>Powerplant:</b> 2 × <a href="/wiki/General_Electric_F414#F414-GE-400" title="General Electric F414">General Electric F414-GE-400</a> <a href="/wiki/Turbofan" title="Turbofan">turbofans</a>, 14,000 lbf (62 kN) thrust each dry, 22,000 lbf (98 kN) with afterburner</li></ul> <p><span style="font-size:120%"><b>Performance</b></span> </p> <ul><li><b>Maximum speed:</b> 1,030 kn (1,190 mph, 1,900 km/h) at 40,000 ft (12,190 m)</li> <li><b>Maximum speed:</b> Mach 1.8<sup id="cite_ref-USN_fact_78-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-USN_fact-78"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>78<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><b>Range:</b> 1,275 nmi (1,458 mi, 2,346 km) ; clean plus two AIM-9s<sup id="cite_ref-USN_fact_78-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-USN_fact-78"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>78<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><b>Combat range:</b> 390 nmi (449 mi, 722 km) ; for interdiction mission<sup id="cite_ref-79" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-79"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>79<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><b>Ferry range:</b> 1,800 nmi (2,070 mi, 3,330 km) ; range without ordnance</li> <li><b>Service ceiling:</b> 50,000 ft (15,000 m) at least</li> <li><b>Wing loading:</b> 92.8 lb/sq ft (453 kg/m<sup>2</sup>)</li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/Thrust-to-weight_ratio" title="Thrust-to-weight ratio">Thrust/weight</a>:</b> 0.93</li></ul> <p><span style="font-size:120%"><b>Armament</b></span><br /> </p> <ul><li><b>Guns:</b> None</li> <li><b>Hardpoints:</b> 9 total: 6 under-wing and 3 under-fuselage with a capacity of 17,750 lb (8,050 kg) external fuel and ordnance</li> <li><b>Notes:</b> The two wingtip missile launcher rails for <a href="/wiki/AIM-9_Sidewinder" title="AIM-9 Sidewinder">AIM-9 Sidewinder</a>, found on the E/F Super Hornet, have been replaced with <a href="/wiki/ALQ-218" class="mw-redirect" title="ALQ-218">AN/ALQ-218</a> detection pods, six removable under wing mounted hard points (inboard pylons will carry 480 gal (1,800 L) fuel tanks, mid-board pylons will carry <a href="/wiki/AN/ALQ-99" title="AN/ALQ-99">AN/ALQ-99</a> High Band Jamming Pods, and outboard pylon reserved for <a href="/wiki/AGM-88_HARM" title="AGM-88 HARM">AGM-88 HARM</a> missiles), two multi-mode conformal fuselage stations (<a href="/wiki/AIM-120_AMRAAM" title="AIM-120 AMRAAM">AIM-120 AMRAAM</a> missiles), 1 centerline fuselage removable hardpoint, for AN/ALQ-99 Low Band Jamming Pod. <ul><li>Weapons employment: Currently, Phase I of the Growler will carry the AIM-120 AMRAAM missiles for self-protection at the two conformal fuselage stations and AGM-88 HARM missiles. The A/A-49A-2 gun system with the 20 mm <a href="/wiki/M61_Vulcan" title="M61 Vulcan">M61A2</a> cannon has been removed and replaced by a pod of electronic boxes that control the AN/ALQ-218 and assist with coordinating AN/ALQ-99 jamming attacks.</li> <li>According to the possible weapon configurations which were revealed,<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (April 2018)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> EA-18G would also be capable of performing "time-sensitive" strike missions, carrying <a href="/wiki/AGM-154_JSOW" class="mw-redirect" title="AGM-154 JSOW">AGM-154 JSOW</a> under wings, or multi-sensor reconnaissance missions with SHARP and <a href="/wiki/AN/ASQ-228_ATFLIR" title="AN/ASQ-228 ATFLIR">AN/ASQ-228 ATFLIR</a> on centerline and left conformal weapon stations, respectively.</li></ul></li></ul> <p><span style="font-size:120%"><b>Avionics</b></span><br /> </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Raytheon" title="Raytheon">Raytheon</a> <a href="/wiki/AN/APG-79" title="AN/APG-79">AN/APG-79</a> <a href="/wiki/Active_electronically_scanned_array" title="Active electronically scanned array">Active electronically scanned array</a> (AESA) radar</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Northrop_Grumman" title="Northrop Grumman">Northrop Grumman</a> <a href="/wiki/AN/ALQ-218" title="AN/ALQ-218">AN/ALQ-218</a> Tactical Jamming System Receiver</li> <li><a href="/wiki/EDO_Corporation" title="EDO Corporation">EDO Corporation</a> <a href="/wiki/AN/ALQ-99" title="AN/ALQ-99">AN/ALQ-99</a> Airborne Integrated Jamming System</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Boeing_EA-18G_Growler&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239009302">.mw-parser-output .portalbox{padding:0;margin:0.5em 0;display:table;box-sizing:border-box;max-width:175px;list-style:none}.mw-parser-output .portalborder{border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);padding:0.1em;background:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa)}.mw-parser-output .portalbox-entry{display:table-row;font-size:85%;line-height:110%;height:1.9em;font-style:italic;font-weight:bold}.mw-parser-output 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style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Northrop_F-5" title="Northrop F-5">N-156</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Northrop_T-38_Talon" title="Northrop T-38 Talon">T</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Northrop_T-38_Talon" title="Northrop T-38 Talon">N-205</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Northrop_T-38_Talon" title="Northrop T-38 Talon">N-267</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Northrop_YF-17" title="Northrop YF-17">N-300</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Northrop_F-5" title="Northrop F-5">N-301</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Northrop_F-5" title="Northrop F-5">N-302</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Northrop_F-5" title="Northrop F-5">N-303</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Northrop_F-5" title="Northrop F-5">N-304</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Northrop_F-5" title="Northrop F-5">N-305</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Northrop_F-5" title="Northrop F-5">N-306</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Northrop_F-5" title="Northrop F-5">N-307</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Northrop_F-5" title="Northrop F-5">N-311</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Northrop_YF-17" title="Northrop YF-17">N-321</a></li></ul> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Northrop_YF-17" title="Northrop YF-17">P530</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Northrop_YF-17" title="Northrop YF-17">P600</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/McDonnell_Douglas_F/A-18_Hornet" title="McDonnell Douglas F/A-18 Hornet">P630</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Foreign<br />production</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><small><a href="/wiki/Aerospace_Industrial_Development_Corporation" title="Aerospace Industrial Development Corporation">AIDC</a><br />(Taiwan)</small></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 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Phantom Ray">Phantom Ray</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Boeing_Skyfox" title="Boeing Skyfox">Skyfox</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Boeing_X-20_Dyna-Soar" title="Boeing X-20 Dyna-Soar">X-20</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Boeing_X-32" title="Boeing X-32">X-32</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/McDonnell_Douglas_X-36" title="McDonnell Douglas X-36">X-36</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Boeing_X-37" title="Boeing X-37">X-37</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Boeing_X-40" title="Boeing X-40">X-40</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Boeing_X-45" title="Boeing X-45">X-45</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Boeing_X-48" title="Boeing X-48">X-48</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Boeing_X-50_Dragonfly" title="Boeing X-50 Dragonfly">X-50</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Boeing_X-51_Waverider" title="Boeing X-51 Waverider">X-51</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Boeing_X-53_Active_Aeroelastic_Wing" title="Boeing X-53 Active Aeroelastic Wing">X-53</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Boeing_YAL-1" title="Boeing YAL-1">YAL-1</a></li></ul> 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id="United_States_attack_aircraft_designations,_Army/Air_Force_and_Tri-Service_systems" style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em">United States <a href="/wiki/Attack_aircraft" title="Attack aircraft">attack aircraft</a> designations, Army/Air Force and <a href="/wiki/1962_United_States_Tri-Service_aircraft_designation_system" title="1962 United States Tri-Service aircraft designation system">Tri-Service</a> systems</div></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Army/Air Force sequence<br />(1925–1962)</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="tmp-color" style="color:grey">A-1</span><sup><small>1</small></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Douglas_XA-2" title="Douglas XA-2">A-2</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Curtiss_Falcon" title="Curtiss Falcon">A-3</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Curtiss_Falcon" title="Curtiss Falcon">A-4</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Curtiss_Falcon" title="Curtiss Falcon">A-5</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Curtiss_Falcon" title="Curtiss Falcon">A-6</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fokker_XA-7" title="Fokker XA-7">A-7</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Curtiss_A-8" title="Curtiss A-8">A-8</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lockheed_YP-24" title="Lockheed YP-24">A-9</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Curtiss_YA-10_Shrike" title="Curtiss YA-10 Shrike">A-10</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Consolidated_P-30" title="Consolidated P-30">A-11</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Curtiss_A-12_Shrike" title="Curtiss A-12 Shrike">A-12</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Northrop_YA-13" title="Northrop YA-13">A-13</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Curtiss_XA-14" title="Curtiss XA-14">A-14</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Martin_B-10" title="Martin B-10">A-15</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Northrop_YA-13" title="Northrop YA-13">A-16</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Northrop_A-17" title="Northrop A-17">A-17</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Curtiss_A-18_Shrike" title="Curtiss A-18 Shrike">A-18</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vultee_V-11" title="Vultee V-11">A-19</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Douglas_A-20_Havoc" title="Douglas A-20 Havoc">A-20</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Stearman_XA-21" title="Stearman XA-21">A-21</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Martin_Maryland" title="Martin Maryland">A-22</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Martin_Baltimore" title="Martin Baltimore">A-23</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Douglas_SBD_Dauntless" title="Douglas SBD Dauntless">A-24</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Curtiss_SB2C_Helldiver" title="Curtiss SB2C Helldiver">A-25</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Douglas_A-26_Invader" title="Douglas A-26 Invader">A-26</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/North_American_A-27" title="North American A-27">A-27</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lockheed_Hudson" title="Lockheed Hudson">A-28</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lockheed_Hudson" title="Lockheed Hudson">A-29</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Martin_Baltimore" title="Martin Baltimore">A-30</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vultee_A-31_Vengeance" title="Vultee A-31 Vengeance">A-31</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Brewster_XA-32" title="Brewster XA-32">A-32</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Douglas_A-33" title="Douglas A-33">A-33</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Brewster_SB2A_Buccaneer" title="Brewster SB2A Buccaneer">A-34</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vultee_A-31_Vengeance" title="Vultee A-31 Vengeance">A-35</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/North_American_A-36" title="North American A-36">A-36</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hughes_D-2" title="Hughes D-2">A-37</a><sup><small>2</small></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Beechcraft_XA-38_Grizzly" title="Beechcraft XA-38 Grizzly">A-38</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kaiser-Fleetwings_A-39" title="Kaiser-Fleetwings A-39">A-39</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Curtiss_XBTC" title="Curtiss XBTC">A-40</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vultee_XA-41" title="Vultee XA-41">A-41</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Douglas_XB-42_Mixmaster" title="Douglas XB-42 Mixmaster">A-42</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Curtiss-Wright_XF-87_Blackhawk" title="Curtiss-Wright XF-87 Blackhawk">A-43</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Convair_XB-53" title="Convair XB-53">A-44</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Martin_XB-51" title="Martin XB-51">A-45</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Tri-Service sequence<br />(1962–present)</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Main sequence</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>A-1<sup><small>3</small></sup> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Douglas_A-1_Skyraider" title="Douglas A-1 Skyraider">A-1</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/L3Harris_OA-1K_Sky_Warden" title="L3Harris OA-1K Sky Warden">OA-1K</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/North_American_AJ_Savage" title="North American AJ Savage">A-2</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Douglas_A-3_Skywarrior" title="Douglas A-3 Skywarrior">A-3</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Douglas_A-4_Skyhawk" title="Douglas A-4 Skyhawk">A-4</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/North_American_A-5_Vigilante" title="North American A-5 Vigilante">A-5</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Grumman_A-6_Intruder" title="Grumman A-6 Intruder">A-6</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Grumman_EA-6B_Prowler" title="Grumman EA-6B Prowler">EA-6B</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/LTV_A-7_Corsair_II" title="LTV A-7 Corsair II">A-7</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Vought_YA-7F" title="Vought YA-7F">A-7F</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/LTV_A-7P_Corsair_II" title="LTV A-7P Corsair II">A-7P</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/General_Dynamics_Model_100" title="General Dynamics Model 100">A-8</a><sup><small>2</small></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Northrop_YA-9" title="Northrop YA-9">A-9</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fairchild_Republic_A-10_Thunderbolt_II" title="Fairchild Republic A-10 Thunderbolt II">A-10</a></li> <li><span class="tmp-color" style="color:grey">A-11</span><sup><small>1</small></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/McDonnell_Douglas_A-12_Avenger_II" title="McDonnell Douglas A-12 Avenger II">A-12</a></li> <li><span class="tmp-color" style="color:grey">A-13</span><sup><small>1</small></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Embraer_EMB_314_Super_Tucano" title="Embraer EMB 314 Super Tucano">A-14</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Non-sequential</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/General_Dynamics_F-16_Fighting_Falcon" title="General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon">A-16</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/General_Dynamics_F-16_Fighting_Falcon" title="General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon">F/A-16</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/McDonnell_Douglas_F/A-18_Hornet" title="McDonnell Douglas F/A-18 Hornet">F/A-18</a> <ul><li><a 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Spooky">AC-47</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fairchild_AC-119" title="Fairchild AC-119">AC-119</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lockheed_AC-130" title="Lockheed AC-130">AC-130</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Beechcraft_T-6_Texan_II" title="Beechcraft T-6 Texan II">AT-6</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fairchild_AU-23_Peacemaker" title="Fairchild AU-23 Peacemaker">AU-23</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Helio_AU-24_Stallion" title="Helio AU-24 Stallion">AU-24</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hawker_Siddeley_Harrier" title="Hawker Siddeley Harrier">AV-8</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/McDonnell_Douglas_AV-8B_Harrier_II" title="McDonnell Douglas AV-8B Harrier II">AV-8B</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/McDonnell_Douglas_AV-8B_Harrier_II" title="McDonnell Douglas AV-8B Harrier II">AV-16</a><sup><small>2</small></sup></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><td class="navbox-abovebelow" colspan="2"><div><sup>1</sup> Not assigned  •  <sup>2</sup> Unofficial designation  •  <sup>3</sup> Assigned to multiple types<br />Not to be 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href="/wiki/United_States_Air_Force" title="United States Air Force">USAF</a> fighter designations 1924–1962, and <a href="/wiki/1962_United_States_Tri-Service_aircraft_designation_system" title="1962 United States Tri-Service aircraft designation system">Tri-Service</a> post-1962 systems</div></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">1924 sequences<br />(1924–1962)</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Pursuit (1924–1948)</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Curtiss_P-1_Hawk" title="Curtiss P-1 Hawk">P-1</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Curtiss_P-1_Hawk" title="Curtiss P-1 Hawk">P-2</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Curtiss_P-1_Hawk" title="Curtiss P-1 Hawk">P-3</a></li> <li>P-4<sup><small>3</small></sup> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Curtiss_P-1_Hawk" title="Curtiss P-1 Hawk">Curtiss P-4</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Boeing_XP-4" title="Boeing XP-4">Boeing P-4</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Curtiss_P-1_Hawk" title="Curtiss P-1 Hawk">P-5</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Curtiss_P-6_Hawk" title="Curtiss P-6 Hawk">P-6</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Boeing_XP-7" title="Boeing XP-7">P-7</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Boeing_XP-8" title="Boeing XP-8">P-8</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Boeing_XP-9" title="Boeing XP-9">P-9</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Curtiss_XP-10" title="Curtiss XP-10">P-10</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Curtiss_P-6_Hawk" title="Curtiss P-6 Hawk">P-11</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Boeing_P-12" title="Boeing P-12">P-12</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thomas-Morse_XP-13_Viper" title="Thomas-Morse XP-13 Viper">P-13</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thomas-Morse_XP-13_Viper" title="Thomas-Morse XP-13 Viper">P-14</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Boeing_XP-15" title="Boeing XP-15">P-15</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Berliner-Joyce_P-16" title="Berliner-Joyce P-16">P-16</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Curtiss_P-6_Hawk" title="Curtiss P-6 Hawk">P-17</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Curtiss_XP-18" title="Curtiss XP-18">P-18</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Curtiss_XP-19" title="Curtiss XP-19">P-19</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Curtiss_YP-20" title="Curtiss YP-20">P-20</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Curtiss_P-6_Hawk" title="Curtiss P-6 Hawk">P-21</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Curtiss_XP-22_Hawk" title="Curtiss XP-22 Hawk">P-22</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Curtiss_P-6_Hawk" title="Curtiss P-6 Hawk">P-23</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lockheed_YP-24" title="Lockheed YP-24">P-24</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Consolidated_P-30" title="Consolidated P-30">P-25</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Boeing_P-26_Peashooter" title="Boeing P-26 Peashooter">P-26</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Consolidated_P-30" title="Consolidated P-30">P-27</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Consolidated_P-30" title="Consolidated P-30">P-28</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Boeing_P-29" title="Boeing P-29">P-29</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Consolidated_P-30" title="Consolidated P-30">P-30</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Curtiss_XP-31_Swift" title="Curtiss XP-31 Swift">P-31</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Boeing_P-29" title="Boeing P-29">P-32</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Consolidated_P-30" title="Consolidated P-30">P-33</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wedell-Williams_XP-34" title="Wedell-Williams XP-34">P-34</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Seversky_P-35" title="Seversky P-35">P-35</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Curtiss_P-36_Hawk" title="Curtiss P-36 Hawk">P-36</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Curtiss_YP-37" title="Curtiss YP-37">P-37</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lockheed_P-38_Lightning" title="Lockheed P-38 Lightning">P-38</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bell_P-39_Airacobra" title="Bell P-39 Airacobra">P-39</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Bell_P-76" title="Bell P-76">P-39E</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Curtiss_P-40_Warhawk" title="Curtiss P-40 Warhawk">P-40</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Seversky_XP-41" title="Seversky XP-41">P-41</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Curtiss_XP-42" title="Curtiss XP-42">P-42</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Republic_P-43_Lancer" title="Republic P-43 Lancer">P-43</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Republic_P-43_Lancer" title="Republic P-43 Lancer">P-44</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bell_P-39_Airacobra" title="Bell P-39 Airacobra">P-45</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Curtiss_XP-46" title="Curtiss XP-46">P-46</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Republic_P-47_Thunderbolt" title="Republic P-47 Thunderbolt">P-47</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Douglas_XP-48" title="Douglas XP-48">P-48</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lockheed_XP-49" title="Lockheed XP-49">P-49</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Grumman_XP-50" title="Grumman XP-50">P-50</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/North_American_P-51_Mustang" title="North American P-51 Mustang">P-51</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bell_XP-52" title="Bell XP-52">P-52</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Curtiss_P-60" title="Curtiss P-60">P-53</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vultee_XP-54" title="Vultee XP-54">P-54</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Curtiss-Wright_XP-55_Ascender" title="Curtiss-Wright XP-55 Ascender">P-55</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Northrop_XP-56_Black_Bullet" title="Northrop XP-56 Black Bullet">P-56</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tucker_XP-57" title="Tucker XP-57">P-57</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lockheed_XP-58_Chain_Lightning" title="Lockheed XP-58 Chain Lightning">P-58</a></li> <li>P-59<sup><small>3</small></sup> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Bell_XP-52" title="Bell XP-52">XP-59</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bell_P-59_Airacomet" title="Bell P-59 Airacomet">P-59</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Curtiss_P-60" title="Curtiss P-60">P-60</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Northrop_P-61_Black_Widow" title="Northrop P-61 Black Widow">P-61</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Curtiss_XP-62" title="Curtiss XP-62">P-62</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bell_P-63_Kingcobra" title="Bell P-63 Kingcobra">P-63</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/North_American_P-64" title="North American P-64">P-64</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Grumman_XP-50" title="Grumman XP-50">P-65</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vultee_P-66_Vanguard" title="Vultee P-66 Vanguard">P-66</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/McDonnell_XP-67" title="McDonnell XP-67">P-67</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vultee_XP-68_Tornado" title="Vultee XP-68 Tornado">P-68</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Republic_XP-69" title="Republic XP-69">P-69</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Douglas_A-20_Havoc" title="Douglas A-20 Havoc">P-70</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Curtiss_XP-71" title="Curtiss XP-71">P-71</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Republic_XP-72" title="Republic XP-72">P-72</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hughes_D-2" title="Hughes D-2">P-73</a><sup><small>2</small></sup></li> <li><span class="tmp-color" style="color:grey">P-74</span><sup><small>1</small></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fisher_P-75_Eagle" title="Fisher P-75 Eagle">P-75</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bell_P-76" title="Bell P-76">P-76</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bell_XP-77" title="Bell XP-77">P-77</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/North_American_P-51_Mustang" title="North American P-51 Mustang">P-78</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Northrop_XP-79" title="Northrop XP-79">P-79</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lockheed_P-80_Shooting_Star" title="Lockheed P-80 Shooting Star">P-80</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Consolidated_Vultee_XP-81" title="Consolidated Vultee XP-81">P-81</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/North_American_F-82_Twin_Mustang" title="North American F-82 Twin Mustang">P-82</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bell_XP-83" title="Bell XP-83">P-83</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Republic_F-84_Thunderjet" title="Republic F-84 Thunderjet">P-84</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/McDonnell_XF-85_Goblin" title="McDonnell XF-85 Goblin">P-85</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/North_American_F-86_Sabre" title="North American F-86 Sabre">P-86</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Curtiss-Wright_XF-87_Blackhawk" title="Curtiss-Wright XF-87 Blackhawk">P-87</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/McDonnell_XF-88_Voodoo" title="McDonnell XF-88 Voodoo">P-88</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Northrop_F-89_Scorpion" title="Northrop F-89 Scorpion">P-89</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lockheed_XF-90" title="Lockheed XF-90">P-90</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Republic_XF-91_Thunderceptor" title="Republic XF-91 Thunderceptor">P-91</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Convair_XF-92" title="Convair XF-92">P-92</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Fighter (1948–1962)</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Lockheed_P-38_Lightning" title="Lockheed P-38 Lightning">F-38</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bell_P-39_Airacobra" title="Bell P-39 Airacobra">F-39</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Curtiss_P-40_Warhawk" title="Curtiss P-40 Warhawk">F-40</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Republic_P-47_Thunderbolt" title="Republic P-47 Thunderbolt">F-47</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/North_American_P-51_Mustang" title="North American P-51 Mustang">F-51</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bell_P-59_Airacomet" title="Bell P-59 Airacomet">F-59</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Northrop_P-61_Black_Widow" title="Northrop P-61 Black Widow">F-61</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Northrop_F-15_Reporter" title="Northrop F-15 Reporter">RF-61C</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bell_P-63_Kingcobra" title="Bell P-63 Kingcobra">F-63</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lockheed_P-80_Shooting_Star" title="Lockheed P-80 Shooting Star">F-80</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Consolidated_Vultee_XP-81" title="Consolidated Vultee XP-81">F-81</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/North_American_F-82_Twin_Mustang" title="North American F-82 Twin Mustang">F-82</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bell_XP-83" title="Bell XP-83">F-83</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Republic_F-84_Thunderjet" title="Republic F-84 Thunderjet">F-84</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Republic_F-84F_Thunderstreak" title="Republic F-84F Thunderstreak">F-84F/J</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Republic_XF-84H_Thunderscreech" title="Republic XF-84H Thunderscreech">F-84H</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/McDonnell_XF-85_Goblin" title="McDonnell XF-85 Goblin">F-85</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/North_American_F-86_Sabre" title="North American F-86 Sabre">F-86</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/North_American_YF-93" title="North American YF-93">F-86C</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/North_American_F-86D_Sabre" title="North American F-86D Sabre">F-86D/G/K/L</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Curtiss-Wright_XF-87_Blackhawk" title="Curtiss-Wright XF-87 Blackhawk">F-87</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/McDonnell_XF-88_Voodoo" title="McDonnell XF-88 Voodoo">F-88</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Northrop_F-89_Scorpion" title="Northrop F-89 Scorpion">F-89</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lockheed_XF-90" title="Lockheed XF-90">F-90</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Republic_XF-91_Thunderceptor" title="Republic XF-91 Thunderceptor">F-91</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Convair_XF-92" title="Convair XF-92">F-92</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/North_American_YF-93" title="North American YF-93">F-93</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lockheed_F-94_Starfire" title="Lockheed F-94 Starfire">F-94</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/North_American_F-86D_Sabre" title="North American F-86D Sabre">F-95</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Republic_F-84F_Thunderstreak" title="Republic F-84F Thunderstreak">F-96</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lockheed_F-94_Starfire" title="Lockheed F-94 Starfire">F-97</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/AIM-4_Falcon" title="AIM-4 Falcon">F-98</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/CIM-10_Bomarc" title="CIM-10 Bomarc">F-99</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/North_American_F-100_Super_Sabre" title="North American F-100 Super Sabre">F-100</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/North_American_F-107" title="North American F-107">F-100B</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/McDonnell_F-101_Voodoo" title="McDonnell F-101 Voodoo">F-101</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Convair_F-102_Delta_Dagger" title="Convair F-102 Delta Dagger">F-102</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Convair_F-106_Delta_Dart" title="Convair F-106 Delta Dart">F-102B</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Republic_XF-103" title="Republic XF-103">F-103</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lockheed_F-104_Starfighter" title="Lockheed F-104 Starfighter">F-104</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Lockheed_XF-104_Starfighter" title="Lockheed XF-104 Starfighter">XF-104</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Aeritalia_F-104S_Starfighter" title="Aeritalia F-104S Starfighter">F-104S</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lockheed_NF-104A" title="Lockheed NF-104A">NF-104A</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Republic_F-105_Thunderchief" title="Republic F-105 Thunderchief">F-105</a></li> <li>F-106<sup><small>3</small></sup> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Republic_XF-84H_Thunderscreech" title="Republic XF-84H Thunderscreech">XF-106</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Convair_F-106_Delta_Dart" title="Convair F-106 Delta Dart">F-106</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/North_American_F-107" title="North American F-107">F-107</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/North_American_XF-108_Rapier" title="North American XF-108 Rapier">F-108</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bell_D-188A" title="Bell D-188A">F-109</a><sup><small>2</small></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/McDonnell_Douglas_F-4_Phantom_II" title="McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II">F-110</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/General_Dynamics_F-111_Aardvark" title="General Dynamics F-111 Aardvark">F-111</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/General_Dynamics%E2%80%93Grumman_F-111B" title="General Dynamics–Grumman F-111B">F-111B</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/General_Dynamics_F-111C" title="General Dynamics F-111C">F-111C</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/General_Dynamics_F-111K" title="General Dynamics F-111K">F-111K</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/General_Dynamics%E2%80%93Boeing_AFTI/F-111A_Aardvark" title="General Dynamics–Boeing AFTI/F-111A Aardvark">AFTI/F-111A</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/General_Dynamics%E2%80%93Grumman_EF-111A_Raven" title="General Dynamics–Grumman EF-111A Raven">EF-111A</a></li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Pursuit, biplace</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Berliner-Joyce_P-16" title="Berliner-Joyce P-16">PB-1</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Consolidated_P-30" title="Consolidated P-30">PB-2</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lockheed_XFM-2" title="Lockheed XFM-2">PB-3</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Fighter, multiplace</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Bell_YFM-1_Airacuda" title="Bell YFM-1 Airacuda">FM-1</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lockheed_XFM-2" title="Lockheed XFM-2">FM-2</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Non-sequential</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Douglas_SBD_Dauntless" title="Douglas SBD Dauntless">F-24</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lockheed_P-38_Lightning" title="Lockheed P-38 Lightning">P-322</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bell_P-39_Airacobra" title="Bell P-39 Airacobra">P-400</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Tri-service sequence<br />(1962–present)</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Main sequence</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>F-1 <ul><li><a href="/wiki/North_American_FJ-2/-3_Fury" title="North American FJ-2/-3 Fury">F-1C/D</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/North_American_FJ-4_Fury" title="North American FJ-4 Fury">F-1E/F</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/McDonnell_F2H_Banshee" title="McDonnell F2H Banshee">F-2</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/McDonnell_F3H_Demon" title="McDonnell F3H Demon">F-3</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/McDonnell_Douglas_F-4_Phantom_II" title="McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II">F-4</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/McDonnell_Douglas_Phantom_in_UK_service" title="McDonnell Douglas Phantom in UK service">F-4K/M</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Northrop_F-5" title="Northrop F-5">F-5</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Northrop_F-20_Tigershark" title="Northrop F-20 Tigershark">G</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Douglas_F4D_Skyray" title="Douglas F4D Skyray">F-6</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Convair_F2Y_Sea_Dart" title="Convair F2Y Sea Dart">F-7</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vought_F-8_Crusader" title="Vought F-8 Crusader">F-8</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Grumman_F9F_Panther" title="Grumman F9F Panther">F-9</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Grumman_F-9_Cougar" title="Grumman F-9 Cougar">F-9F–J</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Douglas_F3D_Skyknight" title="Douglas F3D Skyknight">F-10</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Grumman_F-11_Tiger" title="Grumman F-11 Tiger">F-11</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lockheed_YF-12" title="Lockheed YF-12">F-12</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Lockheed_SR-71_Blackbird" title="Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird">F-12C</a><sup><small>2</small></sup></li></ul></li> <li><span class="tmp-color" style="color:grey">F-13</span><sup><small>1</small></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Grumman_F-14_Tomcat" title="Grumman F-14 Tomcat">F-14</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/McDonnell_Douglas_F-15_Eagle" title="McDonnell Douglas F-15 Eagle">F-15</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/McDonnell_Douglas_F-15E_Strike_Eagle" title="McDonnell Douglas F-15E Strike Eagle">F-15E</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Boeing_F-15EX_Eagle_II" title="Boeing F-15EX Eagle II">F-15EX</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mitsubishi_F-15J" title="Mitsubishi F-15J">F-15J</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/McDonnell_Douglas_F-15_STOL/MTD" title="McDonnell Douglas F-15 STOL/MTD">F-15 STOL/MTD</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/General_Dynamics_F-16_Fighting_Falcon" title="General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon">F-16</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/General_Dynamics_F-16XL" title="General Dynamics F-16XL">F-16XL</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/General_Dynamics_X-62_VISTA" title="General Dynamics X-62 VISTA">NF-16D</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Northrop_YF-17" title="Northrop YF-17">F-17</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/McDonnell_Douglas_F/A-18_Hornet" title="McDonnell Douglas F/A-18 Hornet">F/A-18</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Boeing_F/A-18E/F_Super_Hornet" title="Boeing F/A-18E/F Super Hornet">F/A-18E/F</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">EA-18G</a></li></ul></li> <li><span class="tmp-color" style="color:grey">F-19</span><sup><small>1</small></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Northrop_F-20_Tigershark" title="Northrop F-20 Tigershark">F-20</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/IAI_Kfir#United_States" title="IAI Kfir">F-21</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lockheed_Martin_F-22_Raptor" title="Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor">F-22</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Lockheed_YF-22" title="Lockheed YF-22">YF-22</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lockheed_Martin_FB-22" title="Lockheed Martin FB-22">FB-22</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Northrop_YF-23" title="Northrop YF-23">F-23</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Non-sequential</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Lockheed_Martin_F-35_Lightning_II" title="Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II">F-35</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Lockheed_Martin_F-35_Lightning_II_Israeli_procurement" title="Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II Israeli procurement">F-35I</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lockheed_Martin_X-35" title="Lockheed Martin X-35">X-35</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lockheed_F-117_Nighthawk" title="Lockheed F-117 Nighthawk">F-117</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Covert designations</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Have_Doughnut" title="Have Doughnut">YF-110</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Mikoyan-Gurevich_MiG-21" title="Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21">YF-110B/D</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chengdu_J-7" title="Chengdu J-7">YF-110C</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/HAVE_DRILL" class="mw-redirect" title="HAVE DRILL">YF-113 (I)</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Mikoyan-Gurevich_MiG-17" title="Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-17">YF-113A</a></li></ul></li> <li>YF-113 (II) <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Mikoyan-Gurevich_MiG-23" title="Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-23">YF-113B/D</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Have_Privilege" class="mw-redirect" title="Have Privilege">YF-113 (III)</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Shenyang_J-5" title="Shenyang J-5">YF-113C</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/HAVE_FERRY" class="mw-redirect" title="HAVE FERRY">YF-114</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Mikoyan-Gurevich_MiG-17" title="Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-17">YF-114C/D</a></li></ul></li> <li>YF-117 <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Lockheed_F-117_Nighthawk" title="Lockheed F-117 Nighthawk">YF-117A</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Northrop_Tacit_Blue" title="Northrop Tacit Blue">YF-117D</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Boeing_Bird_of_Prey" title="Boeing Bird of Prey">YF-118</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Related designations</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Rockwell_XFV-12" title="Rockwell XFV-12">FV-12</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><td class="navbox-abovebelow" colspan="2"><div><sup>1</sup> Not assigned  •  <sup>2</sup> Unofficial  •  <sup>3</sup> Assigned to multiple types<br />See also: "<a href="/wiki/F-19" title="F-19">F-19</a>"  •  <a href="/wiki/Template:USAAS_fighters" title="Template:USAAS fighters">1919–1924 sequence</a></div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236075235"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r886047488">.mw-parser-output .nobold{font-weight:normal}</style><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r886047488"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r886047488"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r886047488"></div><div 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title="Avro 504">A3</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sopwith_Pup" title="Sopwith Pup">A4</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Westland_Wapiti" title="Westland Wapiti">A5</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Airco_DH.9" title="Airco DH.9">A6</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/De_Havilland_DH.60_Moth" title="De Havilland DH.60 Moth">A7</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/De_Havilland_DH.50" title="De Havilland DH.50">A8</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Supermarine_Seagull_(1921)" title="Supermarine Seagull (1921)">A9</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fairey_III" title="Fairey III">A10</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Supermarine_Southampton" title="Supermarine Southampton">A11</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bristol_Bulldog" title="Bristol Bulldog">A12</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/List_of_aircraft_of_the_Royal_Australian_Air_Force" title="List of aircraft of the Royal Australian Air Force">RAAF Series Two<br /><span class="nobold">1935–63</span></a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Hawker_Hart" title="Hawker Hart">A1</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Supermarine_Walrus" title="Supermarine Walrus">A2</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/CAC_Wackett" title="CAC Wackett">A3</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Avro_Anson" title="Avro Anson">A4</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Westland_Wapiti" title="Westland Wapiti">A5</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Avro_643_Cadet" title="Avro 643 Cadet">A6</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/De_Havilland_DH.60_Moth" title="De Havilland DH.60 Moth">A7</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bristol_Beaufighter" title="Bristol Beaufighter">A8</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bristol_Beaufort" title="Bristol Beaufort">A9</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/De_Havilland_DH.50" title="De Havilland DH.50">A10</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Taylorcraft_Auster" title="Taylorcraft Auster">A11</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bristol_Bulldog" title="Bristol Bulldog">A12</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Link_Trainer" title="Link Trainer">A13</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tugan_Gannet" title="Tugan Gannet">A14</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Miles_Magister" title="Miles Magister">A15</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lockheed_Hudson" title="Lockheed Hudson">A16</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/De_Havilland_Tiger_Moth" title="De Havilland Tiger Moth">A17</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Short_Empire" title="Short Empire">A18</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bristol_Beaufighter" title="Bristol Beaufighter">A19</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/CAC_Wirraway" title="CAC Wirraway">A20</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/De_Havilland_Moth_Minor" title="De Havilland Moth Minor">A21</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fairey_Battle" title="Fairey Battle">A22</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/CAC_Woomera" title="CAC Woomera">A23</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Consolidated_PBY_Catalina" title="Consolidated PBY Catalina">A24</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Airspeed_Oxford" title="Airspeed Oxford">A25</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Short_Sunderland" title="Short Sunderland">A26</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vultee_A-31_Vengeance" title="Vultee A-31 Vengeance">A27</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Douglas_A-20_Havoc" title="Douglas A-20 Havoc">A28</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Curtiss_P-40_Warhawk" title="Curtiss P-40 Warhawk">A29</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Douglas_DC-2" title="Douglas DC-2">A30</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Douglas_DC-3" title="Douglas DC-3">A30</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/De_Havilland_Express" title="De Havilland Express">A31</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Percival_Vega_Gull" title="Percival Vega Gull">A32</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/De_Havilland_Dragon_Rapide" title="De Havilland Dragon Rapide">A33</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/De_Havilland_Dragon" title="De Havilland Dragon">A34</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Douglas_Dolphin" title="Douglas Dolphin">A35</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fairchild_24" title="Fairchild 24">A36</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Miles_Falcon" title="Miles Falcon">A37</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Miles_Merlin" title="Miles Merlin">A37</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Miles_Hawk" title="Miles Hawk">A37</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Stinson_Reliant" title="Stinson Reliant">A38</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Beechcraft_Model_17_Staggerwing" title="Beechcraft Model 17 Staggerwing">A39</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cessna_Airmaster" title="Cessna Airmaster">A40</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/De_Havilland_Fox_Moth" title="De Havilland Fox Moth">A41</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lockheed_Vega" title="Lockheed Vega">A42</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/De_Havilland_Dragonfly" title="De Havilland Dragonfly">A43</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Junkers_G_31" title="Junkers G 31">A44</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Junkers_W_34" title="Junkers W 34">A44</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ford_Trimotor" title="Ford Trimotor">A45</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/CAC_Boomerang" title="CAC Boomerang">A46</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/North_American_B-25_Mitchell" title="North American B-25 Mitchell">A47</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vought_OS2U_Kingfisher" title="Vought OS2U Kingfisher">A48</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dornier_Do_24" title="Dornier Do 24">A49</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ryan_ST" title="Ryan ST">A50</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Brewster_F2A_Buffalo" title="Brewster F2A Buffalo">A51</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/De_Havilland_Mosquito" title="De Havilland Mosquito">A52</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bell_P-39_Airacobra" title="Bell P-39 Airacobra">A53</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Waco_Aircraft_Company" title="Waco Aircraft Company">A54</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lockheed_P-38_Lightning" title="Lockheed P-38 Lightning">A55</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Republic_P-43_Lancer" title="Republic P-43 Lancer">A56</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/De_Havilland_Australia" title="De Havilland Australia">A57</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Supermarine_Spitfire" title="Supermarine Spitfire">A58</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lockheed_Ventura" title="Lockheed Ventura">A59</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hawker_Hurricane" title="Hawker Hurricane">A60</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Northrop_Corporation" title="Northrop Corporation">A61</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/CAC_CA-15" title="CAC CA-15">A62</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Celestial_navigation" title="Celestial navigation">A63</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Stinson_L-1_Vigilant" title="Stinson L-1 Vigilant">A64</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Douglas_C-47_Skytrain" title="Douglas C-47 Skytrain">A65</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Avro_Lancaster" title="Avro Lancaster">A66</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lockheed_Model_18_Lodestar" title="Lockheed Model 18 Lodestar">A67</a></li> <li>A68 <ul><li><a href="/wiki/CAC_Mustang" title="CAC Mustang">1–200</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/North_American_P-51_Mustang" title="North American P-51 Mustang">500–1001</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Curtiss_SB2C_Helldiver" title="Curtiss SB2C Helldiver">A69</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Martin_PBM_Mariner" title="Martin PBM Mariner">A70</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Noorduyn_Norseman" title="Noorduyn Norseman">A71</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Consolidated_B-24_Liberator" title="Consolidated B-24 Liberator">A72</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Avro_Lincoln" title="Avro Lincoln">A73</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Avro_York" title="Avro York">A74</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Percival_Proctor" title="Percival Proctor">A75</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Boeing_B-29_Superfortress" title="Boeing B-29 Superfortress">A76</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gloster_Meteor" title="Gloster Meteor">A77</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/De_Havilland_Vampire" title="De Havilland Vampire">A78</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/De_Havilland_Vampire" title="De Havilland Vampire">A79</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sikorsky_H-5" title="Sikorsky H-5">A80</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bristol_Freighter" title="Bristol Freighter">A81</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vickers_Viking" title="Vickers Viking">A82</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/De_Havilland_Hornet" title="De Havilland Hornet">A83</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/English_Electric_Canberra" title="English Electric Canberra">A84</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/CAC_Winjeel" title="CAC Winjeel">A85</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hawker_P.1081" title="Hawker P.1081">A86</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vickers_Valetta" title="Vickers Valetta">A87</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=RFD_Winged_Target&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="RFD Winged Target (page does not exist)">A88</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lockheed_P-2_Neptune" title="Lockheed P-2 Neptune">A89</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Percival_Prince" title="Percival Prince">A90</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bristol_Sycamore" title="Bristol Sycamore">A91</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/GAF_Jindivik" title="GAF Jindivik">A92</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/GAF_Jindivik" title="GAF Jindivik">A93</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/CAC_Sabre" title="CAC Sabre">A94</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/De_Havilland_Canada_DHC-2_Beaver" title="De Havilland Canada DHC-2 Beaver">A95</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Convair_CV-240_family" title="Convair CV-240 family">A96</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lockheed_C-130_Hercules" title="Lockheed C-130 Hercules">A97</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cessna_180_Skywagon" title="Cessna 180 Skywagon">A98</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/BAC_Jet_Provost" title="BAC Jet Provost">A99</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/De_Havilland_Canada_DHC-3_Otter" title="De Havilland Canada DHC-3 Otter">A100</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/List_of_aircraft_of_the_Royal_Australian_Navy" title="List of aircraft of the Royal Australian Navy">RAN Series</a><span class="nobold"><sup>1</sup></span></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Fairey_Firefly" title="Fairey Firefly">N1</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Douglas_C-47_Skytrain" title="Douglas C-47 Skytrain">N2</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fairey_Gannet" title="Fairey Gannet">N3</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/De_Havilland_Sea_Venom" title="De Havilland Sea Venom">N4</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bristol_Sycamore" title="Bristol Sycamore">N5</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/De_Havilland_Vampire" title="De Havilland Vampire">N6</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Westland_Wessex" title="Westland Wessex">N7</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Westland_Scout" title="Westland Scout">N8</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bell_UH-1_Iroquois" title="Bell UH-1 Iroquois">N9</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Radioplane_BTT" title="Radioplane BTT">N10</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/GAF_Jindivik" title="GAF Jindivik">N11</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Grumman_S-2_Tracker" title="Grumman S-2 Tracker">N12</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Douglas_A-4_Skyhawk" title="Douglas A-4 Skyhawk">N13</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Aermacchi_MB-326" title="Aermacchi MB-326">N14</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hawker_Siddeley_HS_748" title="Hawker Siddeley HS 748">N15</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Westland_Sea_King" title="Westland Sea King">N16</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/List_of_aircraft_of_the_Royal_Australian_Air_Force" title="List of aircraft of the Royal Australian Air Force">RAAF Series Three</a><br /><span class="nobold">Tri-Service series<br />1964–<span style="font-size:85%;">present</span></span></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Bell_H-13_Sioux" title="Bell H-13 Sioux">A1</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bell_UH-1_Iroquois" title="Bell UH-1 Iroquois">A2</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dassault_Mirage_III_Australian_procurement" title="Dassault Mirage III Australian procurement">A3</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/De_Havilland_Canada_DHC-4_Caribou" title="De Havilland Canada DHC-4 Caribou">A4</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/A%C3%A9rospatiale_Alouette_III" title="Aérospatiale Alouette III">A5</a></li> <li><a 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Airtrainer">A19</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Boeing_707" title="Boeing 707">A20</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/McDonnell_Douglas_F/A-18_Hornet" title="McDonnell Douglas F/A-18 Hornet">A21</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eurocopter_AS350_%C3%89cureuil" title="Eurocopter AS350 Écureuil">A22/N22</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pilatus_PC-9" title="Pilatus PC-9">A23</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sikorsky_SH-60_Seahawk" title="Sikorsky SH-60 Seahawk">N24</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sikorsky_UH-60_Black_Hawk" title="Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk">A25</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dassault_Falcon_900" title="Dassault Falcon 900">A26</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/BAE_Systems_Hawk" title="BAE Systems Hawk">A27</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Beechcraft_MQM-107_Streaker" title="Beechcraft MQM-107 Streaker">N28</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kaman_SH-2G_Super_Seasprite" title="Kaman SH-2G Super Seasprite">N29</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Boeing_E-7_Wedgetail" title="Boeing E-7 Wedgetail">A30</a></li> <li><i>A31</i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Beechcraft_Super_King_Air" title="Beechcraft Super King Air">A32</a></li> <li><i>A33</i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Alenia_C-27J_Spartan" title="Alenia C-27J Spartan">A34</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lockheed_Martin_F-35_Lightning_II" title="Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II">A35</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Boeing_Business_Jet" title="Boeing Business Jet">A36</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bombardier_Challenger_600_series" title="Bombardier Challenger 600 series">A37</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eurocopter_Tiger" title="Eurocopter Tiger">A38</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Airbus_A330_MRTT" title="Airbus A330 MRTT">A39</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/NHIndustries_NH90" title="NHIndustries NH90">A40/N40</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Boeing_C-17_Globemaster_III" title="Boeing C-17 Globemaster III">A41</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/AgustaWestland_AW109" title="AgustaWestland AW109">N42</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/AAI_RQ-7_Shadow" title="AAI RQ-7 Shadow">A43</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Boeing_F/A-18E/F_Super_Hornet" title="Boeing F/A-18E/F Super Hornet">A44</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/IAI_Heron" title="IAI Heron">A45</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">A46</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Boeing_P-8_Poseidon" title="Boeing P-8 Poseidon">A47</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sikorsky_SH-60_Seahawk" title="Sikorsky SH-60 Seahawk">N48</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bell_429_GlobalRanger" title="Bell 429 GlobalRanger">N49</a></li> <li><i>A51</i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eurocopter_EC135" title="Eurocopter EC135">N52</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Beechcraft_1900" title="Beechcraft 1900">A53</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pilatus_PC-21" title="Pilatus PC-21">A54</a></li> <li><i>A55</i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dassault_Falcon_7X" title="Dassault Falcon 7X">A56</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/McDonnell_Douglas_F-4_Phantom_II_in_Australian_service" title="McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II in Australian service">A69</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" 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