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The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower conducts rudder turns during sea trials. Dwight D. Eisenhower completed a nine-month planned incremental availability at Norfolk Naval Ship Yard on June 10 and is scheduled to resume underway operations this summer.

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Arresting Gear Failed on US Navy Nuclear Aircraft Carrier USS Eisenhower and a EA-18G Growler Rolled Into the Atlantic. 2 Crew Ejected, 8 Went to Medical, and Flight Ops Stopped Until It’s Fixed

The arresting gear didn't hold. A VAQ-130 Growler rolled off aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower into the Atlantic, both aviators ejected, and the...

Steve BalestrieriOctober 7, 2026

PACIFIC OCEAN (Jan. 24, 2026) – U.S. Navy Lt. Patrick Urrutia, left, and U.S. Navy Lt. Jg. Gabriela Patrick depart a U.S. Navy EA-18G Growler attached to Electronic Attack Squadron (VAQ) 129 on the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71), Jan. 24, 2026. Theodore Roosevelt, flagship of Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 9, is underway conducting exercises to bolster strike group readiness and capability in the U.S. 3rd Fleet area of operations. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Apprentice Cesar Nungaray)

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The US Navy EA-18G Growler Costs About $67,000,000. The Jamming Pods That Make It a Growler Cost Roughly $45,000,000 More, and a Combat-Ready Aircraft Passes $112,000,000.

The EA-18G Growler is a modified F/A-18F Super Hornet, and the airframe alone runs about $67,000,000. What makes it a Growler is bolted on...

Steve BalestrieriSeptember 9, 2026

A U.S. Sailor signals the launch of an E/A-18G Growler aircraft, attached to Electronic Attack Squadron 142, from the flight deck of the world’s largest aircraft carrier, Ford-class aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78), while underway in the Caribbean Sea, Jan. 31, 2026. U.S. military forces are deployed to the Caribbean in support of the U.S. Southern Command mission, Department of War-directed operations, and the president’s priorities to disrupt illicit drug trafficking and protect the homeland. (U.S. Navy photo)

Smart Bombs: Military, Defense and National Security

The EA-18G Growler’s First Strike: How the U.S. Plans to Blind Iran’s New Russian Air Defenses

Summary and Key Points: Caleb Larson, a HEFAT-certified conflict journalist and Master of Public Policy, examines the critical role of the EA-18G Growler in...

Caleb LarsonFebruary 25, 2026

Smart Bombs: Military, Defense and National Security

The US Navy’s EA-18G Growler Is Built to Blind and Confuse the Enemy

EA-18G Growler: Indispensable in Aircraft Carrier Combat – You’re not engaging in aircraft carrier-based air combat without electronic warfare and jamming of enemy air...

Brent M. EastwoodDecember 29, 2021

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Arresting Gear Failed on US Navy Nuclear Aircraft Carrier USS Eisenhower and a EA-18G Growler Rolled Into the Atlantic. 2 Crew Ejected, 8 Went to Medical, and Flight Ops Stopped Until It’s Fixed

Aerospace & Defense

The US Navy EA-18G Growler Costs About $67,000,000. The Jamming Pods That Make It a Growler Cost Roughly $45,000,000 More, and a Combat-Ready Aircraft Passes $112,000,000.

Smart Bombs: Military, Defense and National Security

The EA-18G Growler’s First Strike: How the U.S. Plans to Blind Iran’s New Russian Air Defenses

Smart Bombs: Military, Defense and National Security

The US Navy’s EA-18G Growler Is Built to Blind and Confuse the Enemy

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