RAAF Classifies Growlers As Support Aircraft

Credit: U.S. Navy
Is an electronic attack aircraft a combat aircraft? Not according to the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF), which is classifying its forthcoming squadron of Boeing EA-18G Growlers as a support force distinct from its air combat units. Its move is raising the possibility that the 12 electronic attack...

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